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Older Australians to benefit from Budget’s employment and super reforms; consultation needed on support payments, retirement income

NOTE THAT COTA HAS PUBLISHED A SEPARATE EXTENSIVE MEDIA RELEASE ON THE AGED CARE REFORM PACKAGE “RESPECT, CARE, DIGNITY” HERE 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 […]

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Stop the suffering of unemployed older Australians

Before the election on 18 May, both major parties have time to commit to raising the rates of Newstart Allowance and Rent Assistance. The rate of Newstart is woefully inadequate and has not been increased in real terms since 1994. It’s a big issue for older workers, who are too often excluded from the workforce

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