Submission
Carers Australia’s Response to Draft Palliative Care Standards

21 August 2021 – 219.05 KB

Carers Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the consultation draft of the ‘National Palliative Care Standards Generalist Supplement’, as the national peak body representing the diversity of the 2.65 million Australians who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends with a disability, chronic condition, mental illness or disorder, drug or alcohol problem, terminal illness, or who are frail aged.
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Carers Australia submission on ‘Serious Incident Response Scheme in Commonwealth funded In-Home Aged Care Final Consultation Paper’

9 August 2021 – 283.58 KB

Carers Australia provides comment on the ‘Serious Incident Response Scheme in Commonwealth funded In-Home Aged Care Final Consultation Paper’.
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Carers Australia’s Response to implementing the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020

6 August 2021 – 262.92 KB

Carers Australia provides comment on the ‘Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020’ Consultation paper.
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Carers Australia’s Response to the Australian Government Department of Health Primary Health Care Reform Taskforce

5 August 2021 – 286.21 KB

Carers Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the ‘Discussion Paper to inform the development of the Primary Health Reform Steering Group recommendations on the Australian Government’s Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan’, developed by the Primary Health Reform Steering Group.
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Carers Australia submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency consultation paper: Interventions for children on the autism spectrum

21 May 2021 – 218.99 KB

This submission is made in response to the consultation paper Interventions for children on the autism spectrum.
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Carers Australia’s Response to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security

7 April 2021 – 377.78 KB

This submission has been informed by the National Carer Network and considers the impact of insecure or precarious employment and related economic issues on carers, and the impact of a person’s caring status on employment opportunities and flow-on individual and economic consequences.
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Carers Australia submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry: Independent Assessments

31 March 2021 – 260.49 KB

Carers Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry into Independent Assessments.
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Response to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

25 March 2021 – 420.05 KB

Carers Australia has prepared a response to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and briefly outlines specific issues related to carers we want the Committee to be cognisant of.
Submission
Carers Australia submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Issues Papers Violence and abuse of people with disability at home and Safeguards and quality

26 February 2021 – 240.15 KB

This submission is made in response to the Issues Papers 'Violence and abuse of people with disability at home and Safeguards and quality'.
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Carers Australia submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency – Consultation paper Supporting young children and their families early, to reach their full potential

23 February 2021 – 236.05 KB

This submission is made in response to the consultation paper 'supporting young children and their families early, to reach their full potential'.
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Carers Australia submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency – Consultation papers Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments and Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility

23 February 2021 – 262.12 KB

This submission is made in response to consultation papers Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments and Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility.
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Response to the Productivity Commission: Final Report on the Inquiry into the role of improving mental health to support economic participation and enhancing productivity and economic growth

22 February 2021 – 309.52 KB

Carers Australia has prepared a submission to comment on all recommendations of the Productivity Commissions Final Report.