Fix Private Health Insurance for Older Australians – Add your voice and SIGN PETITION HERE
COTA Australia and the COTA Energy Advocates responded to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) consultation seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the National Energy Retail Rules concerning life support protections.
Tell us what you think – Equality, Age and Gender in Australia – Take the survey. Ageing affects all of us, but it does not affect all of us in the same way. Whatever your experience of ageing, we want to hear from you.
COTA Australia’s submission to the Treasurer’s 2025 Economic Reform Roundtable says older people are not a burden, but a major opportunity for Australia’s future. The submission discusses four big areas of untapped productivity.
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) and Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia are urging older Australians, their families, friends and carers to have conversations about how to better protect themselves …
The Federal Government must deliver stronger national action to prevent elder abuse, provide meaningful support to victims, and support older people facing family and domestic violence, the Council on the …
Political parties must commit to concrete actions to tackle Australia’s housing crisis, including the alarming rise in older women’s homelessness, in the lead up to the federal election, COTA Australia says.
Australians aged over 50 say action to address key cost of living pressures such as grocery costs and energy bills is key to getting their vote in the upcoming election.
To mark the International Day of Older Persons, Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM sits down with COTA Australia CEO Pat Sparrow. She says older people are not as valued …
This 2012 survey was designed to collect detailed data on attitudes, experiences and behaviour. Two phases of consumer research were undertaken to explore the attitudes and experiences of older Australians to travel insurance.
Patricia Sparrow, Chief Executive Officer of COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older people – said the issues with media reporting of older people and their issues are indicative of ageist attitudes in society at large.
Older people often experience discrimination in areas including employment, education and accommodation. Often their voice is not heard or they feel invisible. COTA Australia ensures their voice is heard.
