Media Releases
Charities urge government to urgently increase income support
Seven of Australia’s largest food and emergency relief providers have called on the Government to accept the overwhelming evidence of hardship in Australia and urgently increase the rate of JobSeeker and other working age payments. In April 2024 the largest…
Intimate partner violence support available now through Escaping Violence Payment trial program
MEDIA STATEMENT Uniting Vic.Tas, the lead agency delivering the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) along with eight other UnitingCare Network consortium organisations across Australia, want to clarify there is help available now for people experiencing intimate partner violence. Please attribute to…
UnitingCare Consortium welcomes major investment in Leaving Violence Program
The UnitingCare Consortium welcomes the announcement today that the Albanese Government will establish the Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) as a permanent program, investing $925 million over five years as the Leaving Violence Program. Eight UnitingCare agencies have delivered the pilot…
UnitingCare Australia welcomes Government support for community services
UnitingCare Australia welcomes the announcement today that the Albanese Government is strengthening support for community service organisations. “As the largest community services network in Australia the UnitingCare network supports over a million people in 1,600 locations each year. It is…
Almost one million Australian children miss out on a fair start in life
► Download the Child Social Exclusion Index Report here MORE than 880,000 Australian children under the age of 15 are being socially and economically isolated from multiple dimensions, new research has found. Almost 40 years after Prime Minister Bob Hawke…
Good news, but more to be done: UnitingCare Australia recognises today’s FWC decision
UnitingCare Australia today acknowledges the Fair Work Commission’s decision on the Stage 3 Work Value case for the aged care industry. “We welcome the various increases for direct care workers which in some cases go well above the interim 15%…