What we heard

Introduction

The National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy (National Strategy) sets out the Australian Government’s vision for our care and support system across aged care, disability support, veterans’ care and early childhood education and care (ECEC) sectors. It is the start of a conversation about how the community culturally and economically values care and support, and how we want to organise care and support.

The National Strategy will be supported by an implementation snapshot that tracks progress towards achieving the strategy’s objectives.

The draft National Strategy was developed in consultation with key stakeholders representing care and support recipients and advocates, providers and unions between February and April 2023. Consultations included face-to-face and online meetings, roundtables and workshops.

The draft National Strategy was released for public consultation in May, and was open for comment until 26 June 2023. This update sets out the key feedback received during the consultation process.

Public Consultation Process

• The public consultations on the draft National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy ran from 28 May - 26 June 2023.
• Participants in the public consultations discussed the National Strategy’s vision and three goals.
• Responses to the National Strategy could be made through a short survey or a written submission (or both).