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MEDIA RELEASE: Survey shows ageism alive and well among Australian employers

1 November 2018
Government survey findings showing almost a third of Australian employers break the law by setting an age limit for job applicants demonstrates how much effort is still required to fight ageism in the workforce.
Age Discrimination, Ageism, Australian Employers, Australian Human Rights Commission, discrimination, Employees, Employing Older Workers, employment, Ian Yates, illegal, Job Applicants, Prime Minister, Recruit, Recruitment, Scott Morrison, Survey, Workforce
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MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia welcomes appointment of first Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

24 October 2018
Australia’s leading senior’s organisation, COTA Australia, welcomes the appointment of Janet Anderson as the first aged care quality and safety commissioner, tasked with leading the independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission that launches on 1 January 2019.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Carnell / Paterson Review, Ian Yates, Janet Anderson
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MEDIA RELEASE: COTA Australia welcomes terms of reference for Royal Commission, but cautions against delays to urgent reforms

9 October 2018
Leading seniors advocacy group, COTA Australia, today welcomed the official establishment of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the development of the Letters Patent (Terms of Reference), but again called on the Government to ensure the Commission will not result in the delay
Aged Care reform, Aged Care Royal Commission
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MEDIA RELEASE: Royal Commission must review penalties for abuse in aged care, and appropriate methods of monitoring potential abuse

25 September 2018
The Aged Care Royal Commission must investigate an appropriate range of penalties for neglect, excessive restraint and abuse in residential aged care and the need for more effective monitoring of staff, including the use of CCTV cameras, in light of shocking incidents reported by Four Corners.
ABC, Abuse, Abuse in Aged Care, Aged Care, elder abuse, Four Corners, Royal Commission
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