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You are viewing page 1 of 47.New vacancies: affordable housing for older womenThere are new vacancies available in beautifully refurbished accommodation for women aged 55+ at Mt Hutton and Glenfi...01/11/2025Help break the silenceThe University of Melbourne is seeking rural women 50+ for vital research on intimate partner violence. 01/11/2025Dementia exposes older people to increased abuseIncidents of financial abuse against older people happen daily across Australia and it’s more likely to occur when co...01/11/2025Older refugees settle in The green hills of the Barossa Valley brought back memories for Bhutanese refugees now making South Australia their n...31/10/2025Consumer Affairs investigating ‘rental villages’ Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) is investigating the rental village chain Ingenia Gardens for alleged breaches of the...31/10/2025Relationships are the missing pillar of mental health policyIsolation, loneliness, and poor social connection are major drivers of mental ill-health.31/10/2025New short film exposes flaws in Support at HomeA group of seniors living with disabilities has produced a poignant short documentary titled Keeping Our Lights On at...31/10/2025Older Australians struggling to find work before pension ageWith the pension age now 67 and added cost-of-living pressures, more Australians need to work for longer.30/10/2025Audit finds state government aged care facility inappropriately used restraintsAn audit on a state government run aged care home found inappropriate use of restraints on residents.30/10/2025Advocates warn reforms not reaching older AustraliansAged care advocacy demand has soared 18%, with OPAN warning that persistent issues show reforms are failing to reach ...30/10/2025Vision loss reforms could leave older Australians ‘out to dry’Older Australians with vision loss could lose access to essential early intervention supports under the new Support a...30/10/2025Tasmania to compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictionsThe laws compensate those historically convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing offences.10/10/2025The Best Intergenerational Day in the NT is Back!Celebrate COTA NT's 5th Grandparents Day on Sunday 26 October 2025. 10/10/2025Elderly Aussies with dementia suffer abuse at hands of family and friends Elderly Aussies with dementia or cognitive impairment suffer shocking abuse at hands of family, friends, or new acqu...09/10/2025Older people are scared their "child will go to jail"Caxton’s Legal Practice Director, Colette Bots, spoke with ABC Radio Brisbane following Caxton’s appearance at the Pa...09/10/2025Mark your diaries - 2026 Australian Elder Abuse ConferenceRegister now for early bird tickets!09/10/2025Older Australians have had #enoughBlaming seniors for today’s problems is driving intergenerational division. It’s time for positive change.09/10/2025Take part – survey on chronic illnessIf you have lived experience with chronic illness, you’re invited to take part in this research project by Macquarie ...09/10/2025Standing up for dignity in our health systemHave you heard of ‘bed blocking’ in the current public debate about hospital pressures? 09/10/2025Planning ahead: Life after driving in AustraliaWe plan for so many things as we get older – but you know what’s often missed? Driving.09/10/2025Calls to reintroduce coercive control law for consultationThe Canberra Liberals have called on the community to have their say on the party’s proposed coercive control law whi...09/10/2025Realtor suspended for targeting most vulnerableConcerns about elder exploitation have erupted after a real estate agent purchased a home at a significantly underval...09/10/2025Bolder celebrates diverse older communityBolder is a photographic and storytelling project celebrating the lives of our diverse older community.09/10/2025New project aimed to improve care for dementia patients A framework to track and improve the care of dementia patients has been developed as part of a groundbreaking project. 09/10/2025Tackle ageism with a national action plan: COTA AustraliaAustralia needs a national action plan to address ageism, unlock older people’s participation, and protect their righ...09/10/2025Calls to reform pension age for workers with physically hard jobs For some Australians, continuing to work until the pension age of 67 can be a struggle.09/10/2025Giving the “Forgotten Australians” a helping handA group known as Forgotten Australians has been identified as having many challenges as they face the possibility of ...09/10/2025Man extradited for alleged financial elder abuseDetectives have extradited a man from New Zealand via a Queensland arrest warrant for defrauding an elderly family me...09/10/2025Why is dementia fatal?Earlier this month, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found 17,400 people died in 2023 due to ...09/10/2025Ageism is impacting productivity. This is how we fix itRobert Fitzgerald AM and Catherine Hunter write about the impact of ageism on Australia's productivity and how to fix...09/10/2025 Back 123 … 47 Next
New vacancies: affordable housing for older womenThere are new vacancies available in beautifully refurbished accommodation for women aged 55+ at Mt Hutton and Glenfi...01/11/2025
Help break the silenceThe University of Melbourne is seeking rural women 50+ for vital research on intimate partner violence. 01/11/2025
Dementia exposes older people to increased abuseIncidents of financial abuse against older people happen daily across Australia and it’s more likely to occur when co...01/11/2025
Older refugees settle in The green hills of the Barossa Valley brought back memories for Bhutanese refugees now making South Australia their n...31/10/2025
Consumer Affairs investigating ‘rental villages’ Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) is investigating the rental village chain Ingenia Gardens for alleged breaches of the...31/10/2025
Relationships are the missing pillar of mental health policyIsolation, loneliness, and poor social connection are major drivers of mental ill-health.31/10/2025
New short film exposes flaws in Support at HomeA group of seniors living with disabilities has produced a poignant short documentary titled Keeping Our Lights On at...31/10/2025
Older Australians struggling to find work before pension ageWith the pension age now 67 and added cost-of-living pressures, more Australians need to work for longer.30/10/2025
Audit finds state government aged care facility inappropriately used restraintsAn audit on a state government run aged care home found inappropriate use of restraints on residents.30/10/2025
Advocates warn reforms not reaching older AustraliansAged care advocacy demand has soared 18%, with OPAN warning that persistent issues show reforms are failing to reach ...30/10/2025
Vision loss reforms could leave older Australians ‘out to dry’Older Australians with vision loss could lose access to essential early intervention supports under the new Support a...30/10/2025
Tasmania to compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictionsThe laws compensate those historically convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing offences.10/10/2025
The Best Intergenerational Day in the NT is Back!Celebrate COTA NT's 5th Grandparents Day on Sunday 26 October 2025. 10/10/2025
Elderly Aussies with dementia suffer abuse at hands of family and friends Elderly Aussies with dementia or cognitive impairment suffer shocking abuse at hands of family, friends, or new acqu...09/10/2025
Older people are scared their "child will go to jail"Caxton’s Legal Practice Director, Colette Bots, spoke with ABC Radio Brisbane following Caxton’s appearance at the Pa...09/10/2025
Mark your diaries - 2026 Australian Elder Abuse ConferenceRegister now for early bird tickets!09/10/2025
Older Australians have had #enoughBlaming seniors for today’s problems is driving intergenerational division. It’s time for positive change.09/10/2025
Take part – survey on chronic illnessIf you have lived experience with chronic illness, you’re invited to take part in this research project by Macquarie ...09/10/2025
Standing up for dignity in our health systemHave you heard of ‘bed blocking’ in the current public debate about hospital pressures? 09/10/2025
Planning ahead: Life after driving in AustraliaWe plan for so many things as we get older – but you know what’s often missed? Driving.09/10/2025
Calls to reintroduce coercive control law for consultationThe Canberra Liberals have called on the community to have their say on the party’s proposed coercive control law whi...09/10/2025
Realtor suspended for targeting most vulnerableConcerns about elder exploitation have erupted after a real estate agent purchased a home at a significantly underval...09/10/2025
Bolder celebrates diverse older communityBolder is a photographic and storytelling project celebrating the lives of our diverse older community.09/10/2025
New project aimed to improve care for dementia patients A framework to track and improve the care of dementia patients has been developed as part of a groundbreaking project. 09/10/2025
Tackle ageism with a national action plan: COTA AustraliaAustralia needs a national action plan to address ageism, unlock older people’s participation, and protect their righ...09/10/2025
Calls to reform pension age for workers with physically hard jobs For some Australians, continuing to work until the pension age of 67 can be a struggle.09/10/2025
Giving the “Forgotten Australians” a helping handA group known as Forgotten Australians has been identified as having many challenges as they face the possibility of ...09/10/2025
Man extradited for alleged financial elder abuseDetectives have extradited a man from New Zealand via a Queensland arrest warrant for defrauding an elderly family me...09/10/2025
Why is dementia fatal?Earlier this month, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found 17,400 people died in 2023 due to ...09/10/2025
Ageism is impacting productivity. This is how we fix itRobert Fitzgerald AM and Catherine Hunter write about the impact of ageism on Australia's productivity and how to fix...09/10/2025