"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: http://ow.ly/EKiM
Find out more about the Royal Commission, which will examine all aged care services and the interface between health, aged care and disability services and the aged care system including how people transition from one care setting to another.
The Aged Care Royal Commission has suspended all hearings and workshops in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Submissions will still be accepted until the end of April.
Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia says, but support for vulnerable groups like renters is still missing and long-term solutions are needed to ens