The release of the Aged Care Taskforce report today signals an important next step in discussions around how we navigate the difficult funding and sustainability issues that aged care and older Australians face over the next decade.
Published in The Daily Telegraph, Sunday 10th March 2024 at 12:00am
Every International Women’s Day serves as a point of reflection on how far we've come, but how far we still need to go.
Ageism and gender inequality intertwine, creating significant challenges for women at every stage of life.
The Federal Government’s new Gender Equality Strategy provides an important roadmap for addressing gender
equality and some historic new initiatives, but more needs to be done to improve the lives of older women, COTA
Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people says.
The Hon. Christopher Pyne has joined COTA Australia as our new independent Chair! Mr Pyne replaces outgoing independent chair, Jane Halton AO PSM. Mr Pyne, a former Federal Minister, including in health and ageing portfolios, has a long history of dedication to public welfare in his political life.
Aged care residents must have an absolute right to visitors at all times, the rights of aged care residents must be enforceable, and an independent and effective system for dealing with complaints from residents and their families must be enshrined in a new Aged Care Act ...