Submission to Financial System Inquiry. COTA has had a long history of active interest in the financial system to ensure it meets the
needs of older people.
This project aims to examine whether older Australians face age discrimination when purchasing travel insurance products, through an understanding of their experiences with travel insurance and analysis of selected travel insurance offerings.
COTA Australia comments on the National Energy Savings Initiative (NESI) Issues Paper.
(February 2012)
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
This brief submission provides provide comment on the mandatory disclosure of residential building energy, greenhouse and water performance and is based on COTA’s concern that the rising costs of essential services are leading to ‘essential services poverty’ among older people.