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The terms of reference for this inquiry focus on the role of childcare in facilitating
increased workforce participation, particularly of women, and optimising children’s
learning and development. COTA’s interest is in the role that grandparents play in
providing child care for their grandchildren.
Australia’s peak seniors advocate, COTA Australia, today congratulated Fred Chaney AO on his selection as Senior Australian of the Year for his lifelong commitment to reconciliation and human rights.
COTA is urging the Government to use this Budget to lay firm foundations for dealing with the ageing of the population in the coming years.
COTA supports the needs for a broad inquiry into the financial system as there is some evidence that the current arrangements are not adequate to deal with the increasing size and complexity of financial services in Australia. COTA often receives correspondence from older people.
Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Carers, Amanda Rishworth, will today launch a new handbook aimed at supporting the inclusion of older people with a disability in mainstream, community-based activities.
COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Issues Paper on the Review of Disability Standards for Accessible Transport.
COTA welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Issues Paper as we have taken a strong interest in all the work around prudential regulation of accommodation bonds.
Our Submission reflects concerns older people have raised with us with regard to the way the NDIS is designed.
We are urging the Government to use this Budget to address some major and urgent inequities in our society. Some initiatives we have asked for previously. These include an increase in Commonwealth Rent Assistance and improvements to Newstart and other allowances.
COTA now welcomes the exposure draft of the Bill and the opportunity to put a submission to the Committee. In our Submission we focus on a few key issues that we believe the Committee should consider in its examination of the exposure draft.
The Discussion Paper presents a comprehensive set of proposals covering the key areas for change that are within the terms of reference for the Inquiry.
COTA welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Select Committee on Electricity Prices. There have been numerous articles in the media in many countries, including Australia, on the adverse impact of rising energy costs on older people, particularly those who are on fixed incomes.