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This Senate Inquiry is on an issue of importance to many older Australians - mobility scooters.  Indeed, Scooters Australia claimed in 2009 that the overwhelming proportion of mobility scooter users are in the 70+ age group and in fact, in the previous few years, most purchasers were aged over 80.

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.

In this COTA Election Statement, we seek commitments from all political parties across a range of policy areas impacting upon the lives of older people. At the overall level however, we are seeking a commitment to place the rights and well being of current and future older Australians at the heart o

Submission To The Inquiry Into Scrutiny Of Financial Advice Into Last Resort Compensation Scheme

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-pocket Expenses in Australian Healthcare

Submission In Response To Recommendations Of Financial System Inquiry Final Report