ai generated, pensioners, walking-8627316.jpg
Ageism Awareness Day founded by EveryAGE Counts is a reminder to all Australians that ageism is still rife within the Australian community. Ageism has a direct adverse impact on the lives of many Australians in such areas as aged care, provision of health services and employment and is a contributing factor to elder abuse. Ageism Awareness Day…
Read More Ageism Awareness Day – 9 October 2024
pexels-photo-407422-407422.jpg
The latest round of indexation starting 20 September, 2024 – including Age Pension, Carer Payment and Commonwealth Rental Assistance – is a welcome and necessary ongoing step towards alleviating cost-of-living pressures, but further action is needed to address financial pressures faced by older people, says the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia. COTA Australia CEO…
Read More Pension Indexation and Commonwealth Rent Assistance Boost Give Some Relief to Older Australians
g7f54af2b4175c230a00319562abf2d8cf90c1f6b5d8f30b25298d9f87158b66a1f1cefcecbbc46c24f6b96076e0ab7187845bc7fc616b1976ee914b47b80769a_1280-7957062.jpg
Medical authorities must take urgent action to ensure that up to 200,000 medical implant recipients are aware of the health threat posed by the looming 3G network shutdown. ACCAN CEO Carol Bennett said the recent delay to the shutdown of the 3G network was to be applauded, but there was growing concern that people were…
Read More Medical Authorities Urged to Address ‘ticking time bomb’ of 3G Shutdown on Medical Devices
Post thumbnail
Older people are urging a bipartisan approach from the Federal Government and Opposition to urgently introduce a new rights-based Aged Care Act. Organisations representing older Australians and their carers say the Aged Care Act needs to be introduced into Federal Parliament this sitting fortnight if laws are to be passed this year that address the…
Read More “Stop dithering on older people’s rights” – Self-Advocates Urge MPs to Act Now on Aged Care Reform
financial, analysis, accounting-4560047.jpg
A new independent report released by the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at the University of Melbourne reveals that just over 35 percent of Australians have a concession card, yet only one third of them are aware they may be eligible for energy concessions on their bills. The report surveyed 3187 respondents, 1154…
Read More Majority of Concessioners Not Aware of Energy Bill Concessions
A person's hands typing on a mobile phone
Federal, state and territory governments must take stronger action to stop the scourge of elder abuse, including urgently reforming Power of Attorney laws, says COTA Australia, the nation’s leading advocacy organisation for older people. The call comes as the world marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June. COTA Australia Chief Executive Officer Patricia…
Read More Advocates Call for Stronger Action on Power of Attorney Laws to Prevent Elder Abuse
pexels-photo-7322436-7322436.jpg
From the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: The ACCC has been working to implement strategies to prevent injuries and deaths caused by toppling furniture. Following a recommendation made by the ACCC, on 3 May 2024 the Assistant Treasurer made the Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard 2024 (the Information Standard). To give suppliers time to…
Read More Toolkit for Toppling Furniture Information Standard Released
fraud prevention, scam, corruption-3188092.jpg
Consumers are being warned to beware of anyone instructing them to download software or an app over the phone, following a recent rise in reported losses to remote access scams. Australians reported losing $15.5 million to remote access scams in 2023. Reported losses to remote access scams in the first quarter of 2024 increased by…
Read More Scammers Claiming to Fix Technical Issues in ‘Remote Access Scams’
safety, helmet, free wallpaper-7189099.jpg
The SafeAge Project is a 3-year collaborative academic research project funded by theAustralian Research Council. The project aims to generate contemporary knowledge of the roleof consumer products in injuries and deaths for older Australians. This knowledge benefits: Context:There are significant consequences of unsafe consumer products on population health. Whilstthe government estimates there are around 780…
Read More Consumer Representative Opportunity – SafeAge Project
A person's hands typing on a mobile phone
The National Anti-Scam Centre’s collaborative efforts across government, law enforcement, consumer organisations and industry have boosted the community’s fight against financial crime, as the latest Targeting Scams report reveals a 13.1 per cent decline in reported losses to $2.74 billion in 2023. The report compiles data reported to Scamwatch, ReportCyber, the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange (AFCX), IDCARE…
Read More Scam Losses Fall But A Long Road Ahead
