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Seniors advocacy peak body COTA Australia has officially announced its support for marriage equality and reiterated its commitment to ensuring LGBTI older Australians are afforded equal rights in all aspects of Australian society.

Preventing many tens of thousands of newly unemployed older Australians from falling into poverty by abolishing the Liquid Assets Waiting Period (LAWP) must be amongst the top of mind priorities for the Government, says Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, as the newly resumed Parliament plots th

Major pension increase applauded – time for a fair go on Newstart too

Many seniors will get a better deal from superannuation reform

Retirees today welcomed the announcement from Senator Mathias Cormann that he will postpone making changes to the regulations around financial advice, giving hope that he will reconsider the planned removal of consumer protections.

Today’s MYEFO statement will facilitate current aged care reforms while the Aged Care Royal Commission continues its work, but major structural reform is needed to fix the aged care system so it works properly.