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February 2017 – COTA continues its call for current and future governments to take a long-term, strategic, integrated policy approach to population ageing, and a fair, equitable and productive policy approach towards current and future cohorts of older Australians.
Submission To The Senate Economics Legislation Standing Committee
Leading seniors’ organisation COTA Australia today welcomed the passage of the superannuation reform package through Parliament, but urged the government to reinstate the measures to lift restrictions on people over 65 years making voluntary contributions for a period after they have stopped working
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today welcomed the agreement between the Government and Opposition to remove the cuts to Newstart and pensions from the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill.
The Council on the Ageing is calling on today’s Coalition Party Room meeting to resoundingly reject pressure from some backbenchers to water down the Government’s superannuation reforms.
Australia’s peak seniors and community sector organisations today urged the Prime Minister to stand firm on the Government’s commitment to deliver the fairer superannuation system announced in the 2016 Budget.
Australia’s leading seniors advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, welcomed the package of initiatives in the Federal budget which better target superannuation tax concessions, lift age restrictions on contributions, opportunities for women and people on low incomes to better save for retirement
Australia’s leading seniors advocate has welcomed the recommendations of the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Economics’ Inquiry into Women’s Economic Security in Retirement, designed to correct the gender gap in superannuation that leaves many women struggling financially in retirement
The shocking figures revealed in Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot today demonstrates the need for all political parities to prioritise housing affordability in their election platforms.
Leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia, today welcomed the Federal Government’s move to clearly identify the objectives of superannuation in legislation as recommended by the Financial Systems Inquiry.
Australia is ranked 17th on the Global AgeWatch Index 2015 which ranks 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. Australia is outranked by the Scandinavian countries, most of western Europe, Canada and New Zealand.
The release of the ANZ Women’s Report again highlights the urgent need for a full and independent Retirement Incomes Review which would include addressing the growing numbers of older women living in poverty and at risk of homelessness, the peak body for older Australians, COTA Australia, said today