COTA (Council of the Ageing) and a consortium of 31 consumer-focused organisations, are rolling out the Aged Care System Navigators Trials across Australia, which have been designed to help older Australians, their families and friends better access aged care services. Announced by the Hon Ken Wyatt, Minister for Aged Care in Perth on 26 February … Read more

SCOA Australia has today sent a letter to every Member of the House of Representatives and every Senator together with a copy of the February 2019 issue of SuperTime, expressing SCOA’s disappointment at being ignored by successive governments in our efforts to achieve better retirement living conditions for former government employees, in particular regarding the … Read more

SCOA Australia has today commented on the government’s Retirement Income Disclosure Consultation Paper.  The objective of the consultation is to find ways to provide prospective retirees with information about the various retirement products that are available in an easily understood way to enable them to choose the one(s) that suit their (personal and financial) circumstances … Read more

ACPSRO has published a letter in the Canberra Times in response to an article in The Public Sector Informant and an article by the Grattan Insitute about the adequacy of Australia’s retirement incomes and the fairness or not of using the CPI to index the age pension and other pensions.  ACPSRO’s letter highlights the unfairness … Read more

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission commenced operation on 1 January 2019. Its role is to protect and enhance the safety, health, well-being and quality of life of people in aged care. The Commission assumes the functions of the former Aged Care Complaints Commissioner and the Australian Aged … Read more

SCOA Australia has today sent an advance copy of our 2019/20 pre-Budget submission with a cover letter to the Prime Minister, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, as well as the Leader of the Opposition, the Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Assistant Treasurer. The submission will be lodged electronically once the relevant … Read more

ACPSRO (Australian Council of Public Sector Retiree Organisations) and other retiree organisations are often told by politicians that they have heard from the ex-military but they seldom hear from the rest of us – retired police, firemen, teachers, health care workers, public servants, local government staff, etc – who are trying to survive in retirement … Read more

SCOA has today written to the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, ACT Senator Zed Seselja regarding the calculation of the reversionary benefits in relation to the $1.6 million Transfer Balance Cap legislation which came into effect on 1 July 2017.  The government is aware of the unintended consequence of the legislation but has yet … Read more

SCOA Australia held its 2018 Annual General Meeting in Brisbane on 30 October 2018.  Thirty five members were in attendance. SCOA was represented by the President, Peter Illidge, Vice President, John Blount, and Committee Secretary, Anne Willenborg. The President addressed the meeting on recent developments including the reasons for the decision to close the organisation. … Read more