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COTA Australia makes five key recommendations. Overall, COTA Australia supports the inquiry’s focus on improving tax fairness while emphasising the need to balance intergenerational equity with retirement security, confidence and practical transition arrangements.
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.
To help older Australians navigate the detail, COTA Austalia has produced this year’s Policy Alert, a fourteen-page analysis of the budget and its implications for people aged 50 and over.
Tonight’s Federal Budget has delivered mixed outcomes for Australians of all ages, including older Australians already facing significant financial pressure.
COTA Australia Chief Executive Officer Patricia Sparrow said the upcoming Federal Budget must resist the temptation to frame fairness as a choice between younger and older Australians.
Older Australians need to see fairer credit rules for retirees, the introduction of a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme and greater support for people in aged care – all underpinned by a clear national plan for an ageing population, according to COTA Australia’s pre-Budget submission.
COTA Australia’s 2026/27 Federal pre-budget submission outlines a set of practical recommendations and calls for 6 priority actions.
COTA Australia has provided a submission to the Australian Government to inform the 2025-26 Federal Budget. In the submission, there are 4 key action items.