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Date published: Tuesday 18 September 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Royal Commission into aged care a positive moveBaptist Care Australia welcomes the announcement of a Royal Commission into aged care. Read more
Date published: Monday 10 September 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Affordable accommodation options urgently needed for domestic violence survivors say Baptist leadersThis week, leaders from Australian Baptist organisations are meeting with federal parliamentarians in Canberra to call for coordinated action on domestic violence support. Read more
Date published: Monday 6 August 2018
Category(ies): Media release
Older Australians need secure and affordable housingBaptist Care Australia is calling for action to stem the tide of insecure and marginal housing for Australians over 55. Read more
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