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COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people – Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Sparrow, said with soaring supermarket prices hurting Australians of every age, the ACCC’s report into supermarket prices was sorely needed.

Chief Executive Officer of COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people – Patricia Sparrow said the statistics should act as a wake-up call on the much needed introduction of a Seniors Dental Benefit Scheme.

The release of payday super laws for consultation today represents a crucial step forward to ensuring all Australians can retire with dignity, says COTA Australia, the country’s leading advocacy for older people.

Make it cheaper for Australians to see a doctor by strengthening Medicare will help ease cost of living pressures facing many Australians, including older Australians, COTA Australia says.

COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people – Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Sparrow said urgent action was essential, with older Australians losing $99.6 million to scammers in 2024.

COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people – Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Sparrow, said the Council of Elders – which serves as an important voice for older Australians providing advice to government – will benefit greatly from the experience of the new members of the C