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UnitingCare Australia welcomes Labor’s aged care commitment
UnitingCare Australia welcomes the major commitment from the Australian Labor Party to fully fund a wage increase for aged care workers and support a sustainable, world class aged care system. UnitingCare Australia National Director Claerwen Little said that aged care…
UnitingCare Australia welcomes short term cost of living relief and renews calls for long term reform
Cost of living pressure will remain the top issue facing Australians until income stagnation is fixed, increasing the need for long term solutions in addition to the short term measures announced in the Federal Budget tonight. Speaking after the recent…
Cost of living pressures to determine Australian election outcome
Stagnant wages have robbed Australians of between $270-$680 a fortnight in lost income over the past 10 years, underscoring the current cost-of-living crisis facing many Australians, according to analysis by UnitingCare Australia. Launching its 2022 Australian Election Policy Platform, UnitingCare…
Uniting Church leaders call for renewal of commitment to justice for First Peoples in recognition of National Close the Gap Day
On National Close the Gap Day, leaders from the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), the Uniting Church in Australia and UnitingCare Australia are reflecting on progress against the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and are calling on…
UnitingCare Australia calls for increase in aged care wages
UnitingCare Australia is calling on the major parties to commit to fully funding an increase in aged care wages ahead of the 2022 Federal Election. “Aged care workers are the lowest paid caring workforce, yet they provide some of the…
One year since the Royal Commission, aged care sector calls on parties to take action on workforce
The Royal Commission final report, handed down one year ago, presented us with a once-in-generation opportunity to overhaul aged care so that we can give older Australians the care and respect they need and deserve. It is clear that there…