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Date published: Friday 15 June 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Government cuts will leave future citizens with no hopeThe Federal Government's imminent cuts to supports for people seeking asylum will leave these future Australians destitute, says Baptist Care Australia. Read more
Date published: Wednesday 9 May 2018
Category(ies): Media release
A strong society is as important as physical infrastructure and tax cutsThe peak body for Baptist community service organisations, Baptist Care Australia, sees the 2018-19 federal Budget as a lost opportunity. Read more
Date published: Tuesday 8 May 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Aged care Budget starts filling gaps and setting a path to reformThe peak body for Baptist aged care organisations, Baptist Care Australia, welcomes the Government's Budget commitments to improve Australia's growing aged care system. Read more
Date published: Monday 23 April 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Immediate action needed to increase access to home careA coalition of leading not-for-profit aged care peak bodies is calling for immediate action to tackle the increasing number of older Australians waiting to access home care. Read more
Date published: Wednesday 4 April 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Aged & Community Services Australia and Baptist Care Australia announce first group membership agreementAged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) and Baptist Care Australia are pleased to announce their first group membership which commences from 1 July 2018. Read more
Date published: Monday 19 March 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Baptist Care Australia helps launch Everybody's Home campaignBaptist Care Australia is helping to launch the Everybody's Home housing campaign this week at the National Press Club. Special guests will be attending to bring the voice of experience in community housing to the launch - resident, Jaci Layne, and Community Housing Manager, Jenny King. Read more
Date published: Thursday 22 February 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Statement on Fairfield GrangeBaptist Care Australia expresses its condolences to grieving families affected by events at Carinity's Fairfield Grange Community in Queensland that are being reported in current media coverage Read more
Date published: Tuesday 17 October 2017
Category(ies): Media release
Poverty - it's everybody's problemNational peak body Baptist Care Australia has chosen Anti-Poverty Week to warn Australians of the risk of ignoring our current poverty crisis and calls for action to end child poverty. Read more
Date published: Monday 16 October 2017
Category(ies): Media release
How much do we care for older Australians?On UN International Day of Older Persons this Sunday 1 October, Baptist Care Australia challenges Australians to have a serious debate about the future sustainability of aged care funding. Read more
Date published: Monday 16 October 2017
Category(ies): Media release
Grandmas and aunties at risk of violence while caring for kidsThis National Carers Week, Baptist Care Australia highlights alarming new research which shows the extent of violence experienced by carers and children involved in kinship care placements in Victoria. Read more
Date published: Monday 7 August 2017
Category(ies): Media release
Homeless funding welcome, but real action needed on social housingThe peak body for Baptist community service organisations, Baptist Care Australia, warmly welcomes today's Federal Government announcement of $117.2 million in funding to the states and territories to support critical frontline homelessness services. Read more
Date published: Monday 17 July 2017
Category(ies): Media release
Charities must remain free to advocateThe peak body representing Baptist community service organisations has opposed proposed regulation of charities' advocacy work in a recent Treasury discussion paper. Read more