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With the introduction of Consumer Directed Care (CDC) there has been an increase in awareness of the importance of consumer choice and control at all points of the consumer and carer journey within the aged care system.
Older people who previously considered themselves ‘without money worries’ now find themselves in a very different financial space.
COTA Australia advocates for older people to be counted appropriately in all indicators and for data to be disaggregated into 5-year cohorts.
COTA Australia congratulates this year’s Senior Australian of the Year Professor Tom Calma AO, who has received the honour for his work in championing the rights, responsibilities and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
COTA Australia, the peak body for older Australians, congratulates this year’s Senior Australian of the Year Professor Tom Calma AO, who has received the honour for his work in championing the rights, responsibilities and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
COTA has commented on four areas of the proposals: Superannuation, Disclosure, What should be regulated, and How should it be regulated.
Our submission focuses on the accessibility of democracy for older Australians.
COTA Australia, the peak body for older Australians, has today announced the appointment of Patricia Sparrow as its next Chief Executive, to succeed Ian Yates.
Most importantly for Older Australians, the election was more focused on the issues that matter to us than any other election I can remember.
In announcing that he would be stepping aside later this year, Ian Yates said “Leading the peak national consumer policy and advocacy body for older Australians for two decades has been simultaneously a privilege and a challenge.”
COTA Australia has been keeping track of policies important to older people at the election, as they’re announced by parties and candidates.
For the help of candidates and their supporters, COTA Australia has prepared a Candidates’ Guide to Older Australians.