This year, Burnie joins our World Elder Abuse Awareness Day fold, with a walk, a morning tea and the added pleasure of the Ageing My Way exhibition – photographs and quotes to start conversations about what matters to us as we age. There'll be walks and refreshments in Hobart and Launceston too.
"For older Australians this is a tale of two budgets..." said COTA Australia CE, Ian Yates, in yesterday's live session on Facebook discussing the Federal Budget.You can catch up on the session which included discussion from COTA representatives around Australia, as well as Q&As:Â http://ow.ly/EKiM
Twelve leading aged care consumer organisations, led by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, have issued a detailed joint response to the Final Report of the Aged Care Royal Commission, identifying the key reforms the Federal Government must implement in the upcoming Federal Budget to ensure
The World Health Organization has released the first global report on Ageism. COTA Australia CEO Ian Yates says the report shows how pervasive ageism is in workplaces and health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.