To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives Assembled in Parliament:

The petition of concerned citizens of Australia draws to the attention of the House the fact that Carers of disabled veterans take care of their veteran 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every week of the year. For their dedicated work, these carers receive the sum of $6.76 per day Carers’ Allowance. As a consequence of the heavy work involved in the caring process, Carers find themselves suffering physical disabilities and depression and often need similar care to that which they are giving to disabled veterans.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to:

• Administer and pay Carers’ Allowance to Carers of Veterans through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
• Provide a health programme for carers of Veterans to cover all aspects of their well being.
• Provide transport assistance to veteran’s Carers for their return home when the veteran does not return with them.
• Provide relief from parking fees for Carers when visiting hospitalised Veterans.
• Subsidize accommodation to enable the carers to stay nearby the Veteran if their Veteran is hospitalized away from their home town.
• Increase the amount of respite available to Carers of disabled Veterans.
• Remove the abolition of the Carer’s Allowance which ceases after a period of six weeks if the Carer’s veteran is required to stay in care outside of his home.