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Confirmation that the Coalition will continue to implement the Living Longer Living Better aged care reforms the sector fought so hard for will be a relief for older Australians seeking increased care in their home, peak seniors advocate COTA Australia said today.

The release by The Greens of a comprehensive policy for older Australians puts the two major parties on notice to tell us how they will support seniors if they are elected this weekend. 

Older Australians will benefit from two Coalition policy announcements today supporting dementia research and indexing the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, according to Australia’s leading seniors advocate COTA Australia.

COTA Australia has welcomed several initiatives in the Coalition’s Health Policy released today but believes it does not go far enough in addressing several critical issues including health affordability which impacts negatively on many older Australians, and the critical areas of mental health and

Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Carers, Amanda Rishworth, will today launch a new handbook aimed at supporting the inclusion of older people with a disability in mainstream, community-based activities.

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