Carers
Killer grandmother ‘prepared to punish herself’
Pillars President Liz Gordon says she pleaded with Lorraine Smith to change her guilty plea to manslaughter, but she wanted to honour the granddaughter she killed by pleading guilty to murder. Video, Audio
Carers set to strike for seventh time over pay, safety issues
Disability care workers employed by an IHC subsidiary will strike again today, following a week of failed mediation talks.
Foster carers call for pay to encourage more carers
Foster carer Angie Rogerson, says there aren't enough foster carers for neglected children because they are left out of pocket by the actual cost of the job. Mrs Rogerson says if the Government paid… Audio
Careworker's pay battle: '30,000 women outside employment system'
The lawyer for a woman paid just $3 an hour to work as a support carer for the elderly says 30,000 women are in a similar position, and outside the usual employment system.
Mother wins years-long court battle for carer's compensation
A woman who battled for years to be paid for looking after her adult son who has Down syndrome has been awarded $207,000 in compensation. Audio
A Better Life
This week on One in Five: what does speed dating have to do with individualised funding for disability services ? Well, it can be very handy in finding a carer. Enabling Good Lives is a government… Audio