The federal government’s decision to take the first steps towards designing a National Disability Insurance Scheme, giving greater coverage and choice to people living with a disability, has been a long time coming, carers say.
Carers
The demented act of caring for someone with dementia
Andrea Gillies tells the heartbreaking tale of caring for her Alzheimer’s afflicted mother-in-law, who slowly descended into a violent woman who hating bathing. Is being a “carer” actually a misguided act?
The women issue: a Crikey reader responds
With the women working double shifts — paid work, followed by the unpaid work of running a household — is it any surprise they don’t have time to engage with political issues? asks Jenny Ejlak.
Campaign lite: cupcakes, hippies and talkback
What happened to the rest of it, Joe? … The GST bogey man … Cupcakes for Kevin … What is this, the Nixon campaign?
