Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

AHHA

Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association

AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

CALD

culturally and linguistically diverse

CARITO

Carers’ Income Tax Offset

DSS

Department of Social Services

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

ECCV

Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

LEA

Lived Experience Australia Ltd

LGBT

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

LGBTIQA+

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual and other sexually or gender diverse identities

NATSIWA

National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Women's Alliance

NDIA

National Disability Insurance Agency

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDISQSC

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

new strategy

new National Carer Strategy

OPAN

Older Person’s Advocacy Network

QAMH

Queensland Alliance for Mental Health

SDAC

Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers

Select Committee

Senate Select Committee on Work and Care

the 2011 strategy

National Carer Strategy 2011

the Act

Carer Recognition Act 2010

the Statement

The Statement for Australia’s Carers

UK

United Kingdom