This Policy Alert steps through the budget measures most relevant to people aged 50 and over, explaining what each measure means in practice and setting out where we will continue to advocate for improvements.
Why COTA Australia’s evidence based State of the Older Nation 2025 is essential for business. SOTON 2025 is an authoritative, nationally representative study of Australians aged 50 and over and …
On Wed 4 Feb 2026, the State of the Older Nation 2025 report was released at an address by COTA Australia's Independent Chair, The Hon. Christopher Pyne at the National Press Club and later the same day, at Parliament House, the Friends of Parliament launch presented SOTON25.
The first 3 waves of the State of the Older Nation reports - 2018, 2021 and 2023 are available on this page as PDF downloads. The link to the current 2025 State of the Older Nation can also be accessed here.
COTA Australia is a very active participant in the ongoing reform of aged care, providing leadership on reform related issues with government, industry stakeholders and older Australians and their families.
In October 2021, COTA Australia began a research project with the Australian National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) to gauge how the COVID-19 Pandemic affected the mental health and wellbeing of …
The Measuring Quality and Consumer Choice in Aged Care project sought to hear the views of older people, and their friends, family and other supporters on: The project conducted an online survey …
With the introduction of Consumer Directed Care (CDC) there has been an increase in awareness of the importance of consumer choice and control at all points of the consumer and carer journey within the aged care system.
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