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National seniors calls for cabinet status of minister of ageing
Aug 19 2010
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National Seniors has called on both parties to commit to a minister for seniors and ageing to being a cabinet position. Justine Elliot, the Minister for Ageing currently works under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Health and Ageing. Boasting 280,000 members, National Seniors is the fourth largest group of its kind in the world.

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