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Safe Transport Victoria
Thursday 25th September, 2025

As the state’s taxi and rideshare regulator, Safe Transport Victoria is proud to administer the Multi Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP).  The MPTP provides eligible Victorians—including people with disability, older adults, and those with…

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria
Monday 21st July, 2025

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria have launched a campaign calling on the Victorian and Australian Governments, along with key sector decision-makers, to implement a coordinated…

COTA
Monday 30th September, 2024

Today too many older Victorians face unacceptable barriers in accessing disability support. Despite positive reforms in our disability and aged care systems, current programs do not provide an adequate and…

COTA
Monday 30th September, 2024

This paper has been prepared by COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria, in conjunction with several other peak bodies, to support the development of an Agenda for Action on service…

The Conversation
Monday 2nd September, 2024

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with disability. For the first time, many can get the help they need to…

Australian Frailty Network
Tuesday 16th July, 2024

The Australian Frailty Network is a national research hub based in Brisbane with researchers working on multiple projects associated with improving outcomes for frail and ageing individuals both in the…

SBS
Sunday 26th May, 2024

Advocates say older Australians with a disability are being left in situations where they are housebound, struggling financially, or forced into residential care. The eligibility rules for the National Disability…

ABC News
Wednesday 3rd April, 2024

While adjusting to life with a disability after an accident is a common experience, advocates say Australians who acquire a disability later in life are hampered by a rule barring over…

Summer Foundation
Monday 19th February, 2024

The Summer Foundation submission on the exposure draft of the Bill for the new Aged Care Act.

Mirage News
Thursday 2nd November, 2023

The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago. It is being asked…

Torrens University
Friday 6th October, 2023

Torrens University free online Challenging Ageism short course is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence you need to recognise and challenge ageism wherever you see it.

Biwa Kwan
SBS
Tuesday 20th June, 2023
Key points: - Disability support workers are leaving the sector for aged care. - The 15 per cent pay rise for aged care workers is a big driving factor, advocates