Home / Latest NewsFind the latest news on a range of topics connected with understanding, preventing, and responding to elder abuse in our community.642 results found. You are viewing page 1 of 22.ResearchCompass 2026 User Survey ResultsEarlier this year, we asked Compass visitors to participate in a user survey. Here are the results.11/08/2026Aged careInterim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Update11/08/2026Responding to elder abuseABC News - Elder abuse advocates push for help, but views on criminalisation varied31/07/2026Preventing elder abuseThank you Stand Up Speak Out 30/07/2026Responding to elder abuseCalls for more elder abuse support services as reports climb in Queensland24/07/2026Legal & financialOut of the shadows, part two: Difficulties in identifying elder abuse10/06/2026Legal & financialOut of the shadows, part one: Lawyers on the front line against elder abuse10/06/2026Aged careOverdue Action Required on First Nations Aged Care Reform03/06/2026AgeismOlder workers seen as less competent and trustworthy by their younger peers, study shows21/05/2026Community involvementGrandmother and grandson graduate together from Wiradjuri language course09/04/2026Future planningNew national plan outlines 10-year vision to end the abuse and mistreatment of older people17/03/2026Community involvementThe time for action is now12/03/2026Research COTA's “State of the Older Nation" 2025 launched05/02/2026DementiaAward-winning dementia researcher wants to change our relationship with brain health28/01/2026DementiaDementia grants now open22/01/2026Responding to elder abuseReport reveals need to address neglect of older people and adults with disability18/01/2026Responding to elder abuseElder abuse 'complex' but new laws not needed, inquiry says12/01/2026Future planningDemand for VAD in NSW continues to grow12/01/2026Aged careWhen Cairns Hospital patients become reluctant long term ‘residents’19/12/2025Financial abuseFormer magistrate charged over alleged $600k+ theft from mother19/12/2025AgeismPunished for growing older: Disabled retiree slams new aged care, NDIS18/12/2025Mental healthFour decades, 33,000 calls: Lifeline hero's tips on beating loneliness18/12/2025ResearchWhy are Australians retiring later and keeping fewer friends? 18/12/2025DementiaBarriers hinder Indigenous dementia support on Country18/12/2025Aged careExploitation fears over SA government aged care changes18/12/2025AgeismNew kids’ book challenges ageism, celebrates connection18/12/2025Coercive controlWA financial abuse awareness surges, but support gaps persist14/12/2025Responding to elder abuseFighting back: Commission crackdown on family members doing the wrong thing14/12/2025DementiaThe Alzheimer's 'imbalance' under the microscope14/12/2025Physical abuseElderly woman allegedly assaulted in 'unprovoked and isolated' incident 14/12/2025 Back 123 … 22 Next
ResearchCompass 2026 User Survey ResultsEarlier this year, we asked Compass visitors to participate in a user survey. Here are the results.11/08/2026
Responding to elder abuseABC News - Elder abuse advocates push for help, but views on criminalisation varied31/07/2026
Responding to elder abuseCalls for more elder abuse support services as reports climb in Queensland24/07/2026
Legal & financialOut of the shadows, part one: Lawyers on the front line against elder abuse10/06/2026
AgeismOlder workers seen as less competent and trustworthy by their younger peers, study shows21/05/2026
Community involvementGrandmother and grandson graduate together from Wiradjuri language course09/04/2026
Future planningNew national plan outlines 10-year vision to end the abuse and mistreatment of older people17/03/2026
DementiaAward-winning dementia researcher wants to change our relationship with brain health28/01/2026
Responding to elder abuseReport reveals need to address neglect of older people and adults with disability18/01/2026
Responding to elder abuseFighting back: Commission crackdown on family members doing the wrong thing14/12/2025