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19 Mar 2021

WHO Global Report on Ageism right at home in Australia – COTA Australia

COTA Australia says the WHO Global report on Ageism released today, which highlights the prevalence of ageism globally and makes key recommendations for how to…

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28 May 2019

Lobbying on issues relevant to NT seniors

Well, this is Expo week and excitement is running high in the COTA NT camp. The staff and volunteers have worked exceptionally hard to make…

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30 Oct 2018

Have your say against discrimination

Just a reminder that COTA NT’s survey is still available on line and hard copies available at COTA’s office.  We have received over 850 responses…

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03 Jul 2018

COTA’s strategic policies and focus on ageism

Last week COTA NT attended the National Policy Reform (NPC) in Canberra. The NPC brings together all COTAs from around Australia to meet and discuss…

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22 Nov 2016

Help for government planning

The Territory’s leading seniors’ advocacy body, COTA NT has welcomed the recent release of a national Survey of Ageing, Disability and Carers as a critical…

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09 Mar 2016

Centrelink’s duty of care

The Department of Human Services has a charter to help and support seniors through the provision of programs and various services, benefits and payments which…

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11 Feb 2016

Older Australians are an under-used resource

We are quick to criticize pre-election debates and policy speeches, to analyze the speech-making and insinuations, yet when it comes to discussions on Australia’s future…

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21 Oct 2015

Attitude to age must change

There is a tendency for people, including politicians and policy makers, to frame the debate on ageing within a dependency storyline which sees older people…