COTA Australia welcomes the implementation of a National Housing Consumer Council providing a consumer voice and lived experience expertise to inform housing policy and planning and enable important housing issues to be escalated to the Commonwealth housing minister.
In August 2024, COTA Australia contributed to a community and consumer submission ably coordinated and prepared by the Justice and Equity Centre . The submission was in response to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) review of payment difficulty protections under the National Energy Customer Fra
COTA Australia's submission to the review of My Aged Care argues for systemic improvement to My Aged Care despite significant investment by the Federal Government in improving access to the aged care system and for the development and implementation of tangible, transparent performance benchmarks.
COTA Australia’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee highlights the disturbing and costly issues of ageism and gender inequity in workplaces, particularly affecting employees experiencing menopause and perimenopause.
COTA Australia has provided a submission to the Inspector General of Aged Care to inform their progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission.