Home / Latest NewsFind the latest news on a range of topics connected with understanding, preventing, and responding to elder abuse in our community.12 results found.'Bank of Mum and Dad' increasingly used for mortgage repayments, living expensesA UBS survey of 1,000 Australian adults found roughly half had received money from, or given money to, family members...15/02/2025The unsung heroes of the cost of living crisis: grandparentsNew data reveals that nearly three-quarters of Australian grandparents are stepping up to support their adult childre...31/05/2024Dispute resolution focussed on senior voices Eldercaring Coordination is a dispute resolution process specifically created for families experiencing conflict rega...10/05/2024The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ at risk of financial abuseYoung Australians who would have once been locked out of home ownership are increasingly relying on the so-called Ban...20/03/2024Are granny flats a good idea? Are you wondering if building a granny flat on your children’s property is a good idea? It can be very rewarding to b...24/01/2024Grandparents Day in Queensland This year, Grandparents Day will be Sunday 29 October 2023. The relationship a child shares with their grandparents ...07/09/2023Time for GrandparentsThe Time for Grandparents programme is a state-wide service supporting Queensland grandparents who have informal prim...07/09/2023Mother and Son reboot: fresh things to say about children and ageing parentsMother and Son has long been regarded as one of Australia’s greatest sitcoms, says an article in The Conversation.01/09/2023Cracking down on elder abuseLegal Aid NSW is encouraging more seniors to contact the Elder Abuse Service (EAS), which solely services the Central...30/01/2023As rents and mortgage repayments rise, is multi-generational living the secret to thriving in tough economic times?Staring down the possibility of taking out a large mortgage to buy a house they could barely afford, Luke Saliba and ...08/08/2022'Significant, insidious' and often unreported, financial elder abuse is increasing, lawyers sayIn 2018, Kim says her son suggested she should transfer the title of her home to him. She says he told her if she kep...05/08/2022National Advance Care Planning Week – Use My Health Record to capture what is important to you!National Advance Care Planning Week is being held from 21-27 March 2022. The week is a great time to talk to your lov...07/03/2022
'Bank of Mum and Dad' increasingly used for mortgage repayments, living expensesA UBS survey of 1,000 Australian adults found roughly half had received money from, or given money to, family members...15/02/2025
The unsung heroes of the cost of living crisis: grandparentsNew data reveals that nearly three-quarters of Australian grandparents are stepping up to support their adult childre...31/05/2024
Dispute resolution focussed on senior voices Eldercaring Coordination is a dispute resolution process specifically created for families experiencing conflict rega...10/05/2024
The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ at risk of financial abuseYoung Australians who would have once been locked out of home ownership are increasingly relying on the so-called Ban...20/03/2024
Are granny flats a good idea? Are you wondering if building a granny flat on your children’s property is a good idea? It can be very rewarding to b...24/01/2024
Grandparents Day in Queensland This year, Grandparents Day will be Sunday 29 October 2023. The relationship a child shares with their grandparents ...07/09/2023
Time for GrandparentsThe Time for Grandparents programme is a state-wide service supporting Queensland grandparents who have informal prim...07/09/2023
Mother and Son reboot: fresh things to say about children and ageing parentsMother and Son has long been regarded as one of Australia’s greatest sitcoms, says an article in The Conversation.01/09/2023
Cracking down on elder abuseLegal Aid NSW is encouraging more seniors to contact the Elder Abuse Service (EAS), which solely services the Central...30/01/2023
As rents and mortgage repayments rise, is multi-generational living the secret to thriving in tough economic times?Staring down the possibility of taking out a large mortgage to buy a house they could barely afford, Luke Saliba and ...08/08/2022
'Significant, insidious' and often unreported, financial elder abuse is increasing, lawyers sayIn 2018, Kim says her son suggested she should transfer the title of her home to him. She says he told her if she kep...05/08/2022
National Advance Care Planning Week – Use My Health Record to capture what is important to you!National Advance Care Planning Week is being held from 21-27 March 2022. The week is a great time to talk to your lov...07/03/2022