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COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide this Pre-Budget submission of measures that we urge the Australian Government to implement as part of the 2020/21 Federal Budget.
Australia’s peak consumer body for older Australians today welcomed the Treasurer’s call for for a comprehensive policy approach to planning for an older population.
COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment and input to the Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payment in Australia.
Aged care, healthcare and pensions are the top three most important issues for the 7 million older Australians heading to the ballot box next Saturday, according to the results of a national survey released today by leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia.
The Opposition’s Budget Reply, like the government’s Budget, still leaves 350,000 job seekers older than 45 years out in the cold by failing to commit to increased Newstart payments, COTA Australia, said today.
Labor’s Budget Reply will provide funding for cancer treatment and medicine, and a modest extra commitment to more aged care training places; but is missing in action on other key commitments for 8 million older Australians.
COTA Australia responds to the 2019 Federal Budget
The issues identified in this submission impact many older Australians and the measures outlined here to address these issues have the potential to improve the lives of a large and growing proportion of Australians.
Australia’s leading senior’s advocacy organisation COTA Australia has congratulated the government on the launch of its new Life Checks campaign, website and resources, which may potentially provide life checks and information for more than 9 million mid-life and older Australians.
A new landmark report has found the majority of older Australians feel a decade younger than their current age, overwhelmingly support assisted dying legislation, and nearly half feel less valued by society than when they were younger.
Harnessing and expanding the potential of older entrepreneurs to build a growing silver economy on the
back of our ageing population is one of a range of key measures the peak body for older Australians will
highlight at a national aged care conference in Sydney today.
Policy makers, politicians, industry bodies and service providers are congregating at the National Press Club in Canberra today for the COTA National Policy Forum.