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You are viewing page 1 of 5.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...09/10/2025Older 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...09/10/2025How accountants can detect and prevent elder abuse Elder abuse is an unfortunate reality that some accountants and advisors come across whilst working with older clients.09/10/2025Calls for NT government to implement specific elder abuse lawsA 75-year-old Darwin grandmother says she's endured years of abuse from a family member who often comes to her home d...15/08/2025NT advocates call for elder abuse lawsAdvocates call for elder abuse laws as one in seven senior Territorians face family abuse15/08/2025Video calling now available for 1800RespectAustralia's national domestic, family, and sexual violence support service now offers video calling.11/08/2025Former foes become two angry old peas in a pod(cast)Though laced with humour, Chalk and Cheese is a serious exploration of ageing. 29/07/2025Shattering shame: elder abuse in migrant and refugee communitiesA collaboration of advocate bodies is empowering older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to find their voic...11/07/2025Physical assault most common elder abuse offenceWangaratta police are calling on community members to report elder abuse, with new data revealing physical assault is...26/06/2025Greens support policy paper on elder abuse crisis A Greens MP says she supports the Relationship Australia NSW calls for action to help the 15% of older people aged 6...21/06/2025Campaign urges SA to stand up to ageism and stop elder abuseSouth Australia’s Office for Ageing Well has just created a media campaign called Tackling Ageism 2025, partly in res...21/06/2025New policy paper reveals extent of elder abuse, calls for actionRelationships Australia NSW has released a Policy Paper detailing 29 recommendations to drive abuse down and increase...21/06/2025Men’s shed hosts Elder Abuse info sessionThe Maleny Men’s Shed recently hosted Sophie Brewster from Elder Abuse Prevention and Support Service (EAPSS).18/06/2025QLD's older people neglected, isolated, and drained of financesQueensland’s elderly residents are suffering psychological and financial abuse and manipulation – often at the hands ...06/06/2025Elder abuse and coercive control are Australia’s hidden shameLeading seniors advocate and Advocare CEO, Bev Jowle, writes this powerful opinion piece about elder abuse and coerci...03/06/2025Inquiry hears of far-reaching effects of elder abuseHarrowing tales of how the elderly are treated in their own homes are being told across Queensland. 22/05/2025Retirement villages must have elder abuse plan from 27 MayAll retirement village operators in the ACT will be required to have an elder abuse strategy in place from 27 May.02/05/2025Nurse under investigation over alleged assaults on elderly residentsAn Adelaide nurse is under police investigation following allegations she assaulted elderly residents at an aged car...01/05/2025Speaking out about elder abuseNational Seniors Australia backs initiatives to support awareness and education in combating elder abuse.01/05/2025Out of the shadows: Lawyers on the front line against elder abuseGiven the unique role that lawyers play, there is a need to consider the problem of elder abuse more deeply and widel...08/03/2025‘I felt seen’: partnerships changing lives Health Justice Partnerships are part of a growing movement that is improving people’s experience of the legal system.05/03/2025Community legal services left out of election funding commitmentsWA's peak body for community legal services says it hasn't been included in any family and domestic violence funding ...05/03/2025Partnership to combat elder abuse announcedA new Health Justice Partnership will provide expertise in elder abuse intervention and prevention to older Victori...28/02/2025New whistleblower protections tabled in parliamentA bill to establish a whistleblower protection body has been introduced following legal action against people who spe...16/02/2025Bribie Island to host elder abuse inquiryBribie Island, historically a haven for retirees, will host an inquiry into elder abuse this month. 16/02/2025Elder Abuse a “critical issue” says new Advocare CEOAdvocare's new CEO says one of her first priorities is to consult seniors' groups on elder abuse, aged care, and ret...15/02/2025Life's gets easier for Tasmanians aged over 65More accessible housing, discounts for fitness, and training to better respond to elder abuse help people aged 65+ li...15/02/2025Super funds to tackle growing issue of elder abuse at national conferenceElder financial abuse will come under the microscope at the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Association’s National Con...15/02/2025Older women allegedly killed by family members a ‘silent crisis’, experts sayOlder women could be at dual risk of domestic violence – from partners and sons, a Guardian analysis of government da...28/01/2025‘Decade of neglect’ exposed in elder abuse statisticsThe alarming increase in elder abuse cases in Queensland has underscored the urgent need for a dedicated Parliamentar...19/01/2025 Back 123 … 5 Next
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
How accountants can detect and prevent elder abuse Elder abuse is an unfortunate reality that some accountants and advisors come across whilst working with older clients.09/10/2025
Calls for NT government to implement specific elder abuse lawsA 75-year-old Darwin grandmother says she's endured years of abuse from a family member who often comes to her home d...15/08/2025
NT advocates call for elder abuse lawsAdvocates call for elder abuse laws as one in seven senior Territorians face family abuse15/08/2025
Video calling now available for 1800RespectAustralia's national domestic, family, and sexual violence support service now offers video calling.11/08/2025
Former foes become two angry old peas in a pod(cast)Though laced with humour, Chalk and Cheese is a serious exploration of ageing. 29/07/2025
Shattering shame: elder abuse in migrant and refugee communitiesA collaboration of advocate bodies is empowering older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to find their voic...11/07/2025
Physical assault most common elder abuse offenceWangaratta police are calling on community members to report elder abuse, with new data revealing physical assault is...26/06/2025
Greens support policy paper on elder abuse crisis A Greens MP says she supports the Relationship Australia NSW calls for action to help the 15% of older people aged 6...21/06/2025
Campaign urges SA to stand up to ageism and stop elder abuseSouth Australia’s Office for Ageing Well has just created a media campaign called Tackling Ageism 2025, partly in res...21/06/2025
New policy paper reveals extent of elder abuse, calls for actionRelationships Australia NSW has released a Policy Paper detailing 29 recommendations to drive abuse down and increase...21/06/2025
Men’s shed hosts Elder Abuse info sessionThe Maleny Men’s Shed recently hosted Sophie Brewster from Elder Abuse Prevention and Support Service (EAPSS).18/06/2025
QLD's older people neglected, isolated, and drained of financesQueensland’s elderly residents are suffering psychological and financial abuse and manipulation – often at the hands ...06/06/2025
Elder abuse and coercive control are Australia’s hidden shameLeading seniors advocate and Advocare CEO, Bev Jowle, writes this powerful opinion piece about elder abuse and coerci...03/06/2025
Inquiry hears of far-reaching effects of elder abuseHarrowing tales of how the elderly are treated in their own homes are being told across Queensland. 22/05/2025
Retirement villages must have elder abuse plan from 27 MayAll retirement village operators in the ACT will be required to have an elder abuse strategy in place from 27 May.02/05/2025
Nurse under investigation over alleged assaults on elderly residentsAn Adelaide nurse is under police investigation following allegations she assaulted elderly residents at an aged car...01/05/2025
Speaking out about elder abuseNational Seniors Australia backs initiatives to support awareness and education in combating elder abuse.01/05/2025
Out of the shadows: Lawyers on the front line against elder abuseGiven the unique role that lawyers play, there is a need to consider the problem of elder abuse more deeply and widel...08/03/2025
‘I felt seen’: partnerships changing lives Health Justice Partnerships are part of a growing movement that is improving people’s experience of the legal system.05/03/2025
Community legal services left out of election funding commitmentsWA's peak body for community legal services says it hasn't been included in any family and domestic violence funding ...05/03/2025
Partnership to combat elder abuse announcedA new Health Justice Partnership will provide expertise in elder abuse intervention and prevention to older Victori...28/02/2025
New whistleblower protections tabled in parliamentA bill to establish a whistleblower protection body has been introduced following legal action against people who spe...16/02/2025
Bribie Island to host elder abuse inquiryBribie Island, historically a haven for retirees, will host an inquiry into elder abuse this month. 16/02/2025
Elder Abuse a “critical issue” says new Advocare CEOAdvocare's new CEO says one of her first priorities is to consult seniors' groups on elder abuse, aged care, and ret...15/02/2025
Life's gets easier for Tasmanians aged over 65More accessible housing, discounts for fitness, and training to better respond to elder abuse help people aged 65+ li...15/02/2025
Super funds to tackle growing issue of elder abuse at national conferenceElder financial abuse will come under the microscope at the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Association’s National Con...15/02/2025
Older women allegedly killed by family members a ‘silent crisis’, experts sayOlder women could be at dual risk of domestic violence – from partners and sons, a Guardian analysis of government da...28/01/2025
‘Decade of neglect’ exposed in elder abuse statisticsThe alarming increase in elder abuse cases in Queensland has underscored the urgent need for a dedicated Parliamentar...19/01/2025