Media Releases
Extend COVID-19 supplementary payments and Medicare to all people in Australia in need
UnitingCare Australia has backed calls for the Federal Government to extend the coronavirus supplementary payment to all people in Australia in need, including people seeking asylum and those on temporary visas. UnitingCare Australia welcomed the Government’s announcement that existing and…
A little relief will go a long way for thousands struggling due to COVID-19
Widespread disruption caused by COVID-19 is being felt across Australia. It won’t be long before we have thousands of people trying to survive on a reduced income, worried about whether they can pay their rent or their mortgage, while keeping…
UnitingCare Australia responds to economic stimulus package and aged care boost
UnitingCare Australia is today encouraged by the Government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, but has called for further details and investment in measures that provide targeted and longer-term support to those most in need. Whilst immediate and temporary measures are…
Outcomes not promises the key to Closing the Gap
Leaders of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), the Uniting Church and UnitingCare Australia have described as a lamentable failure today’s revelation that Australia will not meet most of its Closing the Gap targets, while at the same…