Carers impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred may be eligible for disaster recovery assistance. This includes financial relief, housing support and access to essential services. This article provides a high-level overview about the supports available to carers and where to find more information.

The Australian Government has made changes to the Carer Payment participation rules that will come into effect from 20 March 2025.

Carers NSW has raised serious concerns about the impacts for family and friend carers of reduced access to affordable psychiatry services across the NSW health system, particularly in the context of existing workforce shortages in the mental health sector.

Carers NSW has launched the Care2Prepare Household Readiness Toolkit to support carers and the people they care for to prepare for emergencies such as bushfires and floods.

The Australian Government has launched the National Carer Strategy 2024-34 which sets a national agenda to improve the lives of Australia’s 3 million carers.

Carers NSW has released our 2025-26 Pre-Budget Submission: Supporting carers through challenge and change

Following 18 years of extraordinary leadership at the helm of Carers NSW, Elena Katrakis, has announced she will be stepping down as CEO in December 2024.

Carers NSW is seeking abstracts from anyone in the Australian context interested in showcasing inclusive disaster risk reduction research, programs and activities at Carers NSW upcoming Collaborating for Inclusive Disaster Resilience Symposium.

Highlights from the 2024 National Carer Survey have been released as part of National Carers Week, with a range of fact sheets now available to download from the Carers NSW website.