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Leading seniors advocates COTA Australia said the fresh debate on superannuation, taxation, the seniors supplement and the age pension point to the need for a comprehensive review of Australia's retirement income system.

The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia today called on all governments to move swiftly to implement in practice today’s decision to rapidly accelerate vaccination of all aged care workers and its “in-principle disposition” to move to mandatory vaccination requirements ASAP.

The future of retirement income policy is up for discussion and debate tomorrow at Council on the Ageing’s (COTA) National Policy Forum, where politicians from both sides of the aisle, industry experts, academics and advocates will delve into the findings of the Retirement Income Review.

Leading seniors organisation COTA Australia has welcomed the Turnbull government's changes to the 2016 Federal Budget decision regarding the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) and congratulated it for its leadership in listening to the concerns of COTA and the aged care sector.

This Statement conveys the signatories’ expectations of Government in advance of its budget and comprehensive response to the Royal Commission.