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Millions of Australians caring for their friends and family are having their unpaid work highlighted, but many face problems requiring more than recognition to solve.
National Carers Week seeks to highlight the contribution people make through their care, which consultant estimates have predicted would cost about $78 billion a year if they were paid for it.
The people providing the care are overwhelmingly women, with an average age of almost 60, most commonly caring for a child or partner, according to Carers NSW.
The first results of the peak body’s 2022 National Carer Survey, released on Monday, paint a picture of an unpaid, overworked and overlooked group providing care to children, people with disabilities, and chronic and mental illnesses....