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Federal Budget 2019 - What It Means For Carers
Carers Australia has produced a document providing an overview of all those measures within the recent Federal Budget which may impact upon carers.
Position paper: NDIS Reasonable and Necessary Supports – the Case for Respite
Carers Australia supports the recommendations of the Productivity Commission in relation to respite.
NDIS participants who do not agree with the support provided for in their plans are able to have planners’ decisions reviewed.
Review of NDIS respite care decisions by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – a resource for carers
This resource has been prepared for carers and NDIS participants who wish to have their respite care decisions reviewed.
Improving access to aged residential respite care
Reports to Carers Australia and state and territory Carer Associations of difficulties finding residential respite care to support carers of the aged have been increasing.
This factsheet contains statistics and information about carers in Australia.
2016-17 Federal Budget - what it means for carers
Carers Australia has produced a document providing an overview of all those measures within the recent Federal Budget which may impact upon carers.
Comments on the Exposure Draft for Employment Services 2015-'20
Our response to the new employment services model proposals.
Submission to the Interim Report of the Welfare Review
Our response to the proposed reforms to the structure of the welfare system.
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Inquiry on Social Services Budget Amendments
Key concerns about the proposed Budget changes highlighted in new Submission.
Dying at home: Preferences and the role of unpaid carers
A discussion paper on supporting carers for in-home, end-of-life care.
Young Carers in Tertiary Education
Carers Australia analyses the current status and situation of young carers in tertiary education, and makes recommendations on how to improve recognition and support.
Culturally and linguistically diverse carers in Australia: background report
A report by Carers Australia providing a profile on CALD carers in Australia, with an overview of the services, programs, resources and relevant policies and strategies which affect them.
Mental Health and DisabilityCare Australia - Roundtable Report
A summary of views expressed by participants of a roundtable focused on how the eligibility criteria for DisabilityCare Australia would affect people with psychosocial disability.
Implementation of DisabilityCare Australia in rural and remote areas - roundtable report
A report on a roundtable held to investigate some of the practical strategies that will make the NDIS work well in rural and remote areas.
Ensuring people from NESB and CALD backgrounds have equitable access to the NDIS
Feedback from a roundtable focused on people from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) and/or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).
Disability at the Margins of DisabilityCare Australia
A summary of views expressed at the 'Disability at the Margins' Roundtable, which focused on people with a disability who may be 'at the margins' of DisabilityCare Australia.
Implementing the NDIS in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
A summary of the the views expressed by participants at the NDIS Roundtable held at Parliament House on 6th June 2013.
