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Four organisations representing older Australians are marking Aged Care Employee Day with a special message for Australia’s aged care workers, thanking them for the extraordinary dedication, skill and compassion they have brought to their work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

We only have three sitting days left  for the Senate to pass this legislation, or it cannot be passed until well after the election and that would mean very substantial delays in implementing key Royal Commission recommendations.

Mr Yates said all these measures are urgent and cannot wait for the full reform package in the new Aged Care Act, which is scheduled to be enacted by mid-2023.

Pensioners across Australia are calling on their Senators to vote against proposed changes to the pension which will dramatically affect their standard of living, said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today.

Leading seniors advocacy body COTA Australia today welcomed the announcement of Jackie French as 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.

Leading seniors advocacy body COTA Australia has congratulated Sister Anne Gardiner AM on being awarded Senior Australian of the Year for 2017.