Singapore, April 29 -- Australia's growing care economy is set to be transformed by the nation's first Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in the sector with collaborators from the University of Sydney and industry. Led by La Trobe University, it is funded by a $35 million grant from the Australian Government.

The care economy is a critical industry, covering all services that support people's wellbeing from early childhood education to aged care, family services, social housing, mental health and disability support.

The Care Economy CRC has been awarded $35 million in funding from the Australian Government through its CRC grant programme. The $129 million, 10-year partnership of 60 organisations across Australia will collaborate on care ...