The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will hear from Carers Australia and two individual carers at its first public hearing on Tuesday, 8 August 2023 for its Inquiry into the recognition of unpaid carers. Chair of the Committee, Ms Peta Murphy MP , said 'in 2020 it was estimated that there were 2.8 million unpaid carers in Australia providing nearly 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care.' 'This hearing will be an opportunity to hear from Carers Australia, the national peak body representing Australia's unpaid carers, about its views on whether the current Carer Recognition Act 2010 is fit for purpose and whether it appropriately recognises and values the diversity of such a large cohort.

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