In 2025, the Australian government introduced a $4,100 one-time Centrelink payment aimed at easing the financial pressures faced by carers. This initiative highlights the critical role carers play in ...

AN Ingham nursing assistant who illegally claimed more than $25,000 in Centrelink carer payments has avoided jail. Mother-of-three Julie Kim Carroll, 49, pleaded guilty in Townsville Magistrates Court ...

Chances are you know a carer. It might be a mum looking after her son with a disability, a teenager helping out with a sick parent, or a neighbour popping in every day to check on someone who’s frail ...

Thousands of unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after an official review found they had been left with huge debts caused by systemic failures. Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing ...

Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt Senior officials who oversaw a flawed benefits system that plunged ...

THE parents of brave battler Finn Smith are worried Centrelink will use the generosity of the Sunshine Coast community to quash their claim for a carer’s allowance. Sarah and Jason Smith are anxiously ...