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COTA Australia, along with the Australian Banking Association and National Seniors, are calling on the nation’s Attorneys-General to introduce standardised Power of Attorney laws, a single national online register and dedicated body who can investigate suspected financial abuse of older Australians
The 2018 Budget includes important measures to fight ageism in the workforce, tap into the experience of older Australians and provide financial flexibility in retirement, Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia said today.
Australia’s leading advocacy body for older Australians and aged care consumers, COTA Australia, has welcomed the Government’s announcement, reported in media overnight, that a new streamlined Aged Care Safety and Quality Commission will commence from 1 January 2019.
Advocacy bodies, seniors’ groups and community legal services have joined forces to commit unanimously to tackling elder abuse and are calling for immediate action on a national scale.
Politicians, aged care providers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups are congregating in Sydney today and tomorrow for the 5th National Elder Abuse Conference – Together Making Change.
Australia’s leading aged care consumer advocacy body, COTA Australia, praised the Senate’s interim report into South Australia’s Oaken aged care facility for highlighting the urgent need to stamp out toxic cultures and systemic failures undermining the good work of the majority of the aged care.
Federal Budget 2018-19 Pre-Budget Positioning Statement
October 2017 – COTA Australia congratulates the Law Council of Australia for undertaking this important project into impediments facing disadvantaged Australians in access to justice. Although COTA does not specialise in legal matters, we are pleased to provide brief comments from our standpoint as
On the 2017 United Nations International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) today, Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy body, COTA Australia is calling on the Federal Government to act decisively over the coming year to achieve the greater economic and social participation of older Australians…
Seniors advocacy peak body COTA Australia has officially announced its support for marriage equality and reiterated its commitment to ensuring LGBTI older Australians are afforded equal rights in all aspects of Australian society.
COTA Australia, is calling on the Federal Government to act promptly to better protect older people from abuse by swiftly implementing key recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Report “Elder Abuse – A National Legal Response” tabled in the Senate today.
COTA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Elder Abuse Discussion Paper 83. The Commission’s Inquiry into Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from Abuse is a critically important initiative.