Home / Latest NewsFind the latest news on a range of topics connected with understanding, preventing, and responding to elder abuse in our community.104 results found. You are viewing page 1 of 4.Realtor suspended for targeting most vulnerableConcerns about elder exploitation have erupted after a real estate agent purchased a home at a significantly underval...09/10/2025Man extradited for alleged financial elder abuseDetectives have extradited a man from New Zealand via a Queensland arrest warrant for defrauding an elderly family me...09/10/2025Aged care worker to front court over allegedly defrauding elderly residentsAn aged care worker in south-east Queensland has been charged with 113 offences over allegedly defrauding elderly peo...05/10/2025Roundtable tackles financial abuse of older peopleAge Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM recently hosted the second Financial Elder Abuse Roundtable, bri...05/10/2025What to know before moving in with familyA 79-year-old man has been left homeless after a dispute with an adult family member, exposing how vulnerable retiree...05/10/2025Police arrest woman after $1million fraud of two elderly victimsRockhampton detectives have charged a 55-year-old woman after she allegedly defrauded two elderly victims of a total ...05/10/2025'Scambling' targeting First Nations communitiesGambling scams, known as "scambling" or "ding ding", are having a "catastrophic" impact on First Nations communities,...07/09/2025Entitled generation: what adult kids are doing to ensure an inheritanceWith home ownership out of reach for many of the younger generations, some are “hell-bent” on protecting an inheritan...31/08/2025Remote communities asked to be vigilant for Elder abuseAn organisation supporting senior members of Cape York and Torres Strait communities is urging people to be vigilant ...21/08/2025Mookai Rosie gets $200k to fight financial abuseThe organisation was selected to receive up to $200,000 as part of CommBank’s commitment to help address domestic and...21/08/2025An entire generation at risk of financial abuse as $5.4 trillion wealth transfer loomsBaby Boomers and the Silent Generation are being pressured to hand over their fortunes in a disturbing new shift.21/08/2025Banks to refund $60m of 'excessive' fees but CommBank withholds $270mBanking customers across Australia who have been unfairly charged high fees are set to receive refunds totalling $60 ...12/08/2025Report finds access to pension funds harder for Indigenous AustraliansFirst Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to have trouble accessing their superannuation 12/08/2025Bank helps to address financial abuse in First Nations communitiesThe CommBank program supports innovative, community-led programs that address financial abuse in First Nations commun...11/08/2025Can I take charge of mum’s shares from my feckless brother?Siblings can challenge a power of attorney if they suspect a parent’s best interests are not being served.30/07/2025Pensioner takes NAB to Supreme Court over $1,338 in fraudulent transactionsWhen the banking giant told Ian Williams he was responsible for the missing money, he decided to try to prove them wr...29/07/2025Free information sessions for Queensland seniorsAustralians reported losing $2.03 billion to scams in 2024 and older Australians are most at risk of being targeted.16/07/2025Reduce the risk of being financially abused by someone you trustQueensland Public Trustee (QPT) is making it easier for older Queenslanders to get vital information on creating an e...11/07/2025State charges woman with dementia $137k while managing her assets at a lossAn "overworked and under-resourced" state agency, the WA Public Trustee, is facing fresh allegations.26/06/2025Working together to promote the rights of older peopleAge Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM recently hosted roundtables focused on advancing the rights of o...21/06/2025Government warns of fake information about the Age Pension There are unofficial websites and social media accounts spreading Centrelink misinformation online. 18/06/2025Older Australians are losing millions in crypto ATM scamsAustralians lost $3 million to scams involving crypto ATMs in the 12 months to January, according to reports made to ...09/06/2025Townsville residents warned about pet scamTownsville City Council is warning local pet owners about an international pet scam run by a group called ‘Petchip’.03/06/2025CommBank liable following elder abuse enquiryCBA has been ordered to compensate an elderly couple after their daughter made unauthorised withdrawals from their ba...12/05/2025Defrauding elderly parents: a ‘shocking’ abuse of trustWhen Valerie and Paul Brinklow entrusted their son, Blake Adrian Brinklow, with managing their finances, they expecte...02/05/2025Warnings against "overreach" in elder financial abuse guidelinesThe peak body for financial advisers has raised concerns that the national complaints authority is overstepping its b...02/05/2025 Self-managed super funds and elder abuse: What advisers need to knowAdvisers are being put on high alert for signs of elder abuse.01/05/2025Financial roadshow tackles elder abuseSessions include updates on key advocacy and election-cycle issues23/02/2025What to consider before giving an early inheritanceThere are a few crucial things to look into when deciding whether to give an early inheritance.23/02/2025Senior Cards scam targeting older AustraliansAn urgent scam alert was recently announced in South Australia, targeting older Australians who want to apply for Sen...21/02/2025 Back 1234 Next
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
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
Aged care worker to front court over allegedly defrauding elderly residentsAn aged care worker in south-east Queensland has been charged with 113 offences over allegedly defrauding elderly peo...05/10/2025
Roundtable tackles financial abuse of older peopleAge Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM recently hosted the second Financial Elder Abuse Roundtable, bri...05/10/2025
What to know before moving in with familyA 79-year-old man has been left homeless after a dispute with an adult family member, exposing how vulnerable retiree...05/10/2025
Police arrest woman after $1million fraud of two elderly victimsRockhampton detectives have charged a 55-year-old woman after she allegedly defrauded two elderly victims of a total ...05/10/2025
'Scambling' targeting First Nations communitiesGambling scams, known as "scambling" or "ding ding", are having a "catastrophic" impact on First Nations communities,...07/09/2025
Entitled generation: what adult kids are doing to ensure an inheritanceWith home ownership out of reach for many of the younger generations, some are “hell-bent” on protecting an inheritan...31/08/2025
Remote communities asked to be vigilant for Elder abuseAn organisation supporting senior members of Cape York and Torres Strait communities is urging people to be vigilant ...21/08/2025
Mookai Rosie gets $200k to fight financial abuseThe organisation was selected to receive up to $200,000 as part of CommBank’s commitment to help address domestic and...21/08/2025
An entire generation at risk of financial abuse as $5.4 trillion wealth transfer loomsBaby Boomers and the Silent Generation are being pressured to hand over their fortunes in a disturbing new shift.21/08/2025
Banks to refund $60m of 'excessive' fees but CommBank withholds $270mBanking customers across Australia who have been unfairly charged high fees are set to receive refunds totalling $60 ...12/08/2025
Report finds access to pension funds harder for Indigenous AustraliansFirst Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to have trouble accessing their superannuation 12/08/2025
Bank helps to address financial abuse in First Nations communitiesThe CommBank program supports innovative, community-led programs that address financial abuse in First Nations commun...11/08/2025
Can I take charge of mum’s shares from my feckless brother?Siblings can challenge a power of attorney if they suspect a parent’s best interests are not being served.30/07/2025
Pensioner takes NAB to Supreme Court over $1,338 in fraudulent transactionsWhen the banking giant told Ian Williams he was responsible for the missing money, he decided to try to prove them wr...29/07/2025
Free information sessions for Queensland seniorsAustralians reported losing $2.03 billion to scams in 2024 and older Australians are most at risk of being targeted.16/07/2025
Reduce the risk of being financially abused by someone you trustQueensland Public Trustee (QPT) is making it easier for older Queenslanders to get vital information on creating an e...11/07/2025
State charges woman with dementia $137k while managing her assets at a lossAn "overworked and under-resourced" state agency, the WA Public Trustee, is facing fresh allegations.26/06/2025
Working together to promote the rights of older peopleAge Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM recently hosted roundtables focused on advancing the rights of o...21/06/2025
Government warns of fake information about the Age Pension There are unofficial websites and social media accounts spreading Centrelink misinformation online. 18/06/2025
Older Australians are losing millions in crypto ATM scamsAustralians lost $3 million to scams involving crypto ATMs in the 12 months to January, according to reports made to ...09/06/2025
Townsville residents warned about pet scamTownsville City Council is warning local pet owners about an international pet scam run by a group called ‘Petchip’.03/06/2025
CommBank liable following elder abuse enquiryCBA has been ordered to compensate an elderly couple after their daughter made unauthorised withdrawals from their ba...12/05/2025
Defrauding elderly parents: a ‘shocking’ abuse of trustWhen Valerie and Paul Brinklow entrusted their son, Blake Adrian Brinklow, with managing their finances, they expecte...02/05/2025
Warnings against "overreach" in elder financial abuse guidelinesThe peak body for financial advisers has raised concerns that the national complaints authority is overstepping its b...02/05/2025
Self-managed super funds and elder abuse: What advisers need to knowAdvisers are being put on high alert for signs of elder abuse.01/05/2025
Financial roadshow tackles elder abuseSessions include updates on key advocacy and election-cycle issues23/02/2025
What to consider before giving an early inheritanceThere are a few crucial things to look into when deciding whether to give an early inheritance.23/02/2025
Senior Cards scam targeting older AustraliansAn urgent scam alert was recently announced in South Australia, targeting older Australians who want to apply for Sen...21/02/2025