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“We use technology all the time now, and many people are so familiar with it, they think they’re too savvy to be impacted by a scam,” said Ben Young, Westpac Head of Fraud.

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has a new report out that shares finding on fraudsters being able to access phone and mobile accounts and conduct harmful activity.

The Energy Advocates since their establishment in 2017 have been highlighting and representing the concerns of older Australians on energy issues.  The Advocates are working with us to make a submission to Independent Accountability Panel of the Energy Charter, the IAP.

Aged Care Reform was the centrepiece of this year’s Federal Budget, both in policy and financial terms. Apart from aged care there are not huge gains in this Budget.

Australia’s leading advocate for older people, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, is calling for greater choice, simplicity and more meaningful support for older people in its 2020 Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government ahead of a formative year for the future of older Australians.

COTA Australia has welcomed the Morrison Government’s commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Hayne Royal Commission on misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry. The Government will address all recommendations requiring legislation by the end of 2020.