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Australia’s peak organisation for older Australians today welcomed tri-partisan support for a Senate Inquiry into the financial security of older women – in the absence of a more comprehensive, independent Retirement Incomes Review.
Leading seniors advocate and age consumer peak, COTA Australia, today welcomed the announcement that the federal Tax White Paper process will be broadened to include a more intensive review of retirement incomes involving extensive consultation with key stakeholders
Submission In Response To The Tax Discussion Paper
Australian pensioners will find it difficult to accept the proposed changes to the pension assets test taper rate set out in the Federal Budget this week, without those changes being part of a broader, independent review of the retirement incomes space, said peak body COTA Australia
Submission To The Inquiry Into Scrutiny Of Financial Advice Into Last Resort Compensation Scheme
The changing demographics of the Australian population requires urgent attention in the coming Federal budget including a major review of the entire retirement incomes space, says a position paper released today by leading seniors advocate COTA Australia.
Older Australians will welcome a discussion about Australia’s taxation system which feeds into an independent retirement incomes review to ensure an equitable, sustainable and stable tax and income security system for all retirees.
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia has today welcomed the Federal Government’s increasing of the time that bank accounts can be inactive from three years to seven years.
This year’s Intergenerational Report makes much of the need to control the economic impact of the ageing baby boomers. It is expected that by 2056 one in four people living in Australia will be over the age of 65 and 1.8 million of them will be over 85.
COTA CE Ian Yates wrote an opinion piece for The Age in advance of the release of the 2015 Intergenerational Report calling for people to ‘rethink Australia’s ageing population in the context of respect, opportunity and productivity’
Leading seniors’ advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the Federal government’s announcement that it will lower deeming rates on investments held by part pensioners.
Leading seniors advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the South Australian Government’s announcement that SA will be the state that promotes independence and new roles for older people.