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JobSeeker (formerly NewStart)

MEDIA RELEASE: Liquid Assets Waiting Period for JobSeeker payments must be abolished to save many tens of thousands from falling into poverty

Preventing many tens of thousands of newly unemployed older Australians from falling into poverty by abolishing the Liquid Assets Waiting Period (LAWP) must be amongst the top of mind priorities for the Government, says Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, as the newly resumed Parliament plots th

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12th May, 2020
Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: Industry Code for visiting aged care homes released

The ‘Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19’ has been released by 13 aged care peak bodies and consumer advocacy organisations. The Code creates a nationally consistent approach that ensures residents can receive visitors while minimising the risk of spreading COVID-1

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11th May, 2020
Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: Consultation on draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code

A Visitor Access Code to ensure a nationally consistent visitation policy to residential aged care homes during the COVID-19 crisis has today been released by aged care peaks and consumer advocacy organisations for consultation with the public. The Code aims to apply a compassionate and consistent v

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1st May, 2020
Aged Care

MEDIA RELEASE: SAFETY – RESPECT – COMPASSION

Some aged care providers are using the new restrictions for visitors to residential aged care facilities as an excuse for unacceptable restraint on the rights of residents and families to be treated with compassion and respect says the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, the peak body for older

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18th March, 2020