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As the world marks the International Day of Older Persons, this year’s UN theme of Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives highlights the need for a long term, whole-of-government plan for …
COTA Australia has been working with the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Alliance since 2023 to improve consumer health literacy – particularly around medication. Resources available on this page.
Healthy ageing is about looking after yourself so you can stay well, maintain your independence and get the most out of life. There are many ways to age well.
COTA Australia is collecting responses for the Senate Community Affairs References Committee (RC) into issues related to menopause and perimenopause and their affect on workforce participation.
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The strategy needs to precisely articulate its purpose and explain how this will be advanced over the coming decade to ensure the nation a more integrated, evidence based, knowledge driven response to maximising preventive health and wellbeing outcomes for Australians across their life span.
Better planning is urgently required if Australia is to embrace the opportunities and meet the challenges of Australia’s ageing population said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia responding to a new Productivity Commission report released today.
Peak seniors advocate group, COTA Australia, fears the Federal government’s abolition of a key ageing advisory body will hinder efforts to have the priorities and opinions of older people considered in government policy making.
Senior Australians, almost 50% of the voting public, have been let down by the major parties this election according to the Seniors Election Scorecard released today by peak seniors advocate, COTA Australia.
COTA Australia has welcomed several initiatives in the Coalition’s Health Policy released today but believes it does not go far enough in addressing several critical issues including health affordability which impacts negatively on many older Australians, and the critical areas of mental health and