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2019 National Policy Forum Presentations

13 June 2019, COTA Publication

Presentations and summary remarks from the 2019 National Policy Forum.

Caroline Baum, Emma Dawson, EveryAGE Counts, EveryAGE Counts Campaign, Fiona Jolly, Ian Yates, Jenny Taylot, Kirsty Nowlan, Leanne Wells, Mike Rungie, National Policy Forum, National Policy Forum 2019, NPF, NPF 2019, Participant Ideas, Presentations, Summary Remarks, Tom Calma

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Royal Commission Witness Statement and Exhibit Documents

11 February 2019, COTA Submissions

View Royal Commission Witness Statement of our Chief Executive, Ian Yates AM, and exhibit links for the Royal Aged Care Commission into Aged Care.

Aged Care, Aged Care Royal Commission, Exhibit, Ian Yates, Public Hearing, Public Hearing 1, Royal Commission, witness, Witness Statement

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Pre-Budget Position Statement Federal Budget 2019-20

1 February 2019, COTA Submissions

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.

affordable housing, Aged Care, Australian Government, cost of living for essentials, Dental, Digital Inclusion, discrimination, elder abuse, employment, Federal Budget, Federal Budget 2019-20, Federal Government, financial literacy, financial security, Health, Home Care, Home Care Package, isolation, loneliness, Low Incomes, mature age employment, More Choices for a Longer Life, More Choices for a Longer Life package, Older Australians, oral health, permanent residential aged care, residential aged care facilities, State of the Older Nation, vulnerability

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Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendments (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018

17 January 2019, COTA Submissions

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment and input to the inquiry into the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendments (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018 which encompasses measures to support Australians in retirement.

More Choices for a Longer Life, More Choices for a Longer Life package, Pension Loans Scheme, Pension Work Bonus, Social Security Act, Social Services and Other Legislation Amendments, Submission, Supporting Retirement Incomes, Supporting Retirement Incomes Bill 2018, Veterans Entitlement Act

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Submission to the Senate Economics Reference Committee’s inquiry into the credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship

15 November 2018, COTA Submissions

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment and input regarding the inquiry into the credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship.

CALC, Consumer and Action Law Centre, Consumer Rights, Consumers, Credit and Financial Services, Dignity and Debt initiative, Financial Hardship, Financial services, Inquiry, Low Incomes, Older Consumers, RMIT University, Targeted at Australians at risk, The Senate Economics reference Committee

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Submission to the AEMC on the Draft Rule Determination, National Energy Retail Amendment (Strengthening protections for customers in hardship) Rule

17 October 2018, COTA Submissions

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Draft Rule Determination, National Energy Retail Amendment (Strengthening protections for customers in hardship) Rule 2018, Australian Energy Market Commission, 6 September 2018.

AEMC, AER, Australian Energy Market Commission, Australian Energy Regulator, Customer Hardship, Draft Rule Determination, Energy, Guidelines, Hardship, Hardship Guidelines, Hardship Programs, National Energy Retail Law, NERL, Strengthening protections for customers in hardship

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