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MEDIA RELEASE: Older Australians prioritise aged care, but the major parties don’t!

12 May 2019

Aged care, healthcare and pensions are the top three most important issues for the 7 million older Australians heading to the ballot box next Saturday, according to the results of a national survey released today by leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia.

Federal Election, Federal Election 2019

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MEDIA RELEASE: Older Australians in desperate need of care don’t count in either Leader’s vision for Australia’s future, or even the present, while they die waiting.

9 May 2019

The absence of any mention of aged care in last night’s Leader’s Debate is profoundly offensive to the more than 125,000 older Australians, and the more than 1,000,000 members of their families, waiting for a home care package, many of whom die while waiting.

Aged Care, Aged Care Royal Commission, ALP, Federal Election 2019, Government, Health Department, Ian Yates, Leaders Debate, Shorten

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MEDIA RELEASE: Anglicare’s rental snapshot paints stark picture of housing affordability for pensioners

29 April 2019

Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot released today reveals aged pensioners are among those most vulnerable to rental housing stress in Australia, with rental housing affordability for people on the aged pension dropping to a six-year low.

ACOSS Raise the Rate Campaign, affordable housing, Anglicare, Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot, Anglicare's Rental Housing Snapshot, Housing, Housing Affordability, housing costs, Housing Crisis, Ian Yates, Pensioners, Rent assistance

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MEDIA RELEASE: Labor’s dental plan will provide welcome and overdue relief for older Australians missing out on vital treatment because of cost

28 April 2019

COTA Australia today welcomed Labor’s $2.4 billon Pensioner Dental Plan which will provide $1,000 worth of dental care every 2 years through Medicare to older Australians.

ALP, Australian Labor Party, Dental and Oral Health, Federal Election 2019

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MEDIA RELEASE: Budget Reply 2019 – 350,000 older job seekers will still be left in poverty under Labor

5 April 2019

The Opposition’s Budget Reply, like the government’s Budget, still leaves 350,000 job seekers older than 45 years out in the cold by failing to commit to increased Newstart payments, COTA Australia, said today.

2019 Federal Budget, Budget 2019, Federal Budget, Job Seekers, Labor, newstart, Newstart Allowance, Older job seekers, Opposition's Budget Reply, poverty, unemployment

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MEDIA RELEASE: Labor’s Budget Reply commitment on cancer welcome but missing in action on other key commitments for 8 million older Australians

5 April 2019

Labor's Budget Reply will provide funding for cancer treatment and medicine, and a modest extra commitment to more aged care training places; but is missing in action on other key commitments for 8 million older Australians.

Cancer, Dementia, Dental Health, Federal Budget, Home care Packages, Labor, Labor Budget Reply, Mature Aged Unemployed, newstart, Newstart Allowance, Oral and Dental Health, oral health, Retirement Incomes Review

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