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Queensland Public Trustee (QPT) is making it easier for older Queenslanders to get vital information on creating an e...

An "overworked and under-resourced" state agency, the WA Public Trustee, is facing fresh allegations.

Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM recently hosted roundtables focused on advancing the rights of o...

There are unofficial websites and social media accounts spreading Centrelink misinformation online.

Australians lost $3 million to scams involving crypto ATMs in the 12 months to January, according to reports made to ...

Townsville City Council is warning local pet owners about an international pet scam run by a group called ‘Petchip’.

CBA has been ordered to compensate an elderly couple after their daughter made unauthorised withdrawals from their ba...

When Valerie and Paul Brinklow entrusted their son, Blake Adrian Brinklow, with managing their finances, they expecte...

The peak body for financial advisers has raised concerns that the national complaints authority is overstepping its b...

Advisers are being put on high alert for signs of elder abuse.

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There are a few crucial things to look into when deciding whether to give an early inheritance.

An urgent scam alert was recently announced in South Australia, targeting older Australians who want to apply for Sen...

A UBS survey of 1,000 Australian adults found roughly half had received money from, or given money to, family members...

Elder financial abuse will come under the microscope at the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Association’s National Con...

As the Lunar New Year draws closer, it’s a timely reminder to warn about Chinese blessing scams, often targeting olde...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) faces growing scrutiny over its handling of financial abuse cases.

Read this emotional and personal story about elder financial abuse.

An organisation supporting senior members of Cape York and Torres Strait communities is urging people to be vigilant ...

ARCA calls for greater industry collaboration to address the impact of domestic abuse on credit.

Being carers costs women more than $500,000 over a lifetime, leaving them with less in retirement than men

The Financial Elder Abuse Action Collaborative has been put together to help to improve the prevention and response t...

Last year, there were more than 183,000 deaths in the country. And next year, it's estimated the funeral directors, c...

State ministers will meet this week to discuss ways to stamp out poor behaviour by retirement village operators.

The NSW Ageing and Disability Commission is focusing attention on older people and financial abuse.

A former nurse who received more than $1million from an elderly patient she'd met less than four weeks before his de...

Calls for better financial support for people caring for loved ones at home.

Financial advisors are “uniquely positioned to detect signs of financial abuse”, says the Financial Advice Associatio...

This updated, downloadable guide is just in time for peak scammer silly season.

Exit fees and other hidden costs mean many residents can’t really afford to leave.