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February 2017 – COTA continues its call for current and future governments to take a long-term, strategic, integrated policy approach to population ageing, and a fair, equitable and productive policy approach towards current and future cohorts of older Australians.
Leading seniors organisation COTA Australia says the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Discussion Paper released today with draft recommendations from its Elder Abuse Inquiry will hopefully kick-start a much needed public conversation about this significant and too often hidden problem in mode
When older Australians attend their polling booths this Saturday they will be hard pressed to know who they should vote for, given their needs have been largely ignored by the major parties this election, says Australia’s leading seniors’ organisation.
Leading seniors advocacy organisation COTA Australia has welcomed the Coalition’s policy to protect older Australians from abuse as a great first step toward a fully multi-partisan national strategy for prevention of elder abuse.
Peak seniors advocate, COTA Australia, today welcomed the Hon. Dr Kay Patterson to her role as Australia’s new Age Discrimination Commissioner and the reinstatement of full time commissioners to the age and disability portfolios.
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today backed Labor’s proposal for a new Minister for Ageing and Longevity to oversee a whole of government approach to increasing longevity and to look after the welfare of the many older Australians who are excluded from the full benefits of citizenship
National Willing to Work Inquiry Into Employment Discrimination
The United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review focusing on Australia’s human rights record overnight put forward a number of recommendations around Australia’s treatment of older people including providing better access to the workforce and strengthening anti-discrimination measures.
Age discrimination is insidious in Australian workplaces and needs to be immediately addressed said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today following Treasurer Joe Hockey’s launch of the National Prevalence Survey of age discrimination in the workplace, commissioned by The Age Discrimination C
The release of the Intergenerational Report today confirms the government’s continued intention to cut the age pension, highlights the need for more focus on combatting age discrimination and having a more dynamic workforce participation policy, and reaffirms the need for a comprehensive retirement
COTA CE Ian Yates wrote an opinion piece for The Age in advance of the release of the 2015 Intergenerational Report calling for people to ‘rethink Australia’s ageing population in the context of respect, opportunity and productivity’
COTA Australia, the peak group for older Australians, is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that Age Discrimination Commissioner ‘s role will now be part-time because Susan Ryan also becomes the Disability Discrimination Commissioner