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You are viewing page 1 of 3.New research into elder abuse in rural, remote communities beginsThe Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned a national research project on elder abuse i...18/12/2025Violence survivors urged to join government advisory network Hayley Brown is one of the first victim-survivors who has shared her story with a new statewide lived experience advi...14/12/2025Royal Commission report into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence releasedThe SA Government has released the Royal Commission report into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence and sets out how...01/09/2025Watchdog says abuse of elders and adults with disability up 22% in 12 monthsThe NSW Ageing and Disability Commission (ADC) has released its latest data for 2024-25 and it makes for grim reading.21/08/2025Have your say: Elder Abuse and Cognitive ImpairmentThis is a chance for friends and family to reflect on the harm that older people with cognitive impairment have exper...15/08/2025Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment Research Study - Practitioners and Advocate Focus GroupsThe Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned a research project on Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment (EACI). 14/08/2025One in six older Australians experience abuse or mistreatmentThis opinion piece discusses the facts about elder abuse, the changing landscape of ageing, and what will impact our ...21/06/2025New report shows link between housing and elder abuseHousing for the Aged Action Group has released a new report looking at the link between housing and elder abuse.21/06/2025Older people’s preferences must shape our elder abuse responseNew research by Better Place Australia reveals that many older Victorians may be reluctant to engage with current eld...18/06/2025Inquiry highlights gaps in family violence data collectionA parliamentary inquiry has highlighted the challenges faced by support services to gather and collate data on the pe...02/05/2025Speaking out about elder abuseNational Seniors Australia backs initiatives to support awareness and education in combating elder abuse.01/05/2025Is this common practice patient safety or elder abuse?New research asks if two-hourly repositioning for prevention of pressure ulcers in the elderly is patient safety or e...17/03/2025Waking residents for showers is a form of abuse, not careIn some aged care facilities, residents are being forcibly woken as early as 5 AM to be showered – solely for the con...16/03/2025EOI: Elders and youth indigenous gatheringARAS would like to help raise awareness of Elder abuse and build relationships between Elders and youth.06/03/2025New podcast series to amplify stories of elder abuseBut personal stories have the power to shatter this silence, inspire change, and offer hope to those affected.28/02/2025Raising awareness of elder abuse for all TasmaniansResearch shows a lack of awareness of elder abuse amongst members of the LGBTIQ+ community. A new initiative aims to ...17/02/2025Hume Men's Shed - raising elder abuse awarenessHume Men’s Shed Sunbury is hosting an elder abuse awareness event with Victoria Police this month, forming the first ...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...28/01/2025Gender underexamined in dementia care policyThis research finding comes despite women having a higher prevalence of dementia and more likely to be caring for som...25/01/2025Help end elder abuse and mistreatment – have your sayHave your say in shaping the new National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People for the next decade.25/01/2025Elder abuse in the spotlight in QLDElder abuse is in the spotlight with the Queensland Parliament’s Education, Arts and Communities Committee calling fo...19/01/2025Indigenous Queenslanders over-represented in elder abuse statisticsA new report by the state government says there is an urgent need for an inquiry into abuse across the aged-care sector.19/01/2025Elder abuse in rural, remote Australia: new research needs your helpIf you work in the elder abuse space, please answer this survey and add your valuable experience to help this vital n...23/12/2024Major probe into elder abuse launches in QueenslandA Parliamentary Inquiry has been established to investigate the impacts of elder abuse including how it can be preven...15/12/2024Look out for signs of elder abuse this ChristmasChristmas can be a wonderful time of the year, but it may not be cheerful for some of our older, vulnerable citizens. 15/12/2024Financial abuse and older women: a surveyThe NSW Ageing and Disability Commission is focusing attention on older people and financial abuse.09/12/2024Award winner researches elder abuse in regional and remote areasBridget Harris has been voted The Australian newspaper’s leading researcher in criminology, criminal law and policing 06/12/2024Elder abuse educator training serves CALD communitiesFree training helps people to deliver information sessions in their community to increase understanding of elder abus...04/12/2024Elder abuse educator training serves CALD communitiesECCV offers free training to help people give information sessions in their community to increase understanding of el...25/11/2024Gaslighting and elder abuse: what you need to knowIt’s been in the headlines in recent years, and it was even the Word of the Year in 2022. But what does it mean?22/11/2024 Back 123 Next
New research into elder abuse in rural, remote communities beginsThe Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned a national research project on elder abuse i...18/12/2025
Violence survivors urged to join government advisory network Hayley Brown is one of the first victim-survivors who has shared her story with a new statewide lived experience advi...14/12/2025
Royal Commission report into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence releasedThe SA Government has released the Royal Commission report into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence and sets out how...01/09/2025
Watchdog says abuse of elders and adults with disability up 22% in 12 monthsThe NSW Ageing and Disability Commission (ADC) has released its latest data for 2024-25 and it makes for grim reading.21/08/2025
Have your say: Elder Abuse and Cognitive ImpairmentThis is a chance for friends and family to reflect on the harm that older people with cognitive impairment have exper...15/08/2025
Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment Research Study - Practitioners and Advocate Focus GroupsThe Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned a research project on Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment (EACI). 14/08/2025
One in six older Australians experience abuse or mistreatmentThis opinion piece discusses the facts about elder abuse, the changing landscape of ageing, and what will impact our ...21/06/2025
New report shows link between housing and elder abuseHousing for the Aged Action Group has released a new report looking at the link between housing and elder abuse.21/06/2025
Older people’s preferences must shape our elder abuse responseNew research by Better Place Australia reveals that many older Victorians may be reluctant to engage with current eld...18/06/2025
Inquiry highlights gaps in family violence data collectionA parliamentary inquiry has highlighted the challenges faced by support services to gather and collate data on the pe...02/05/2025
Speaking out about elder abuseNational Seniors Australia backs initiatives to support awareness and education in combating elder abuse.01/05/2025
Is this common practice patient safety or elder abuse?New research asks if two-hourly repositioning for prevention of pressure ulcers in the elderly is patient safety or e...17/03/2025
Waking residents for showers is a form of abuse, not careIn some aged care facilities, residents are being forcibly woken as early as 5 AM to be showered – solely for the con...16/03/2025
EOI: Elders and youth indigenous gatheringARAS would like to help raise awareness of Elder abuse and build relationships between Elders and youth.06/03/2025
New podcast series to amplify stories of elder abuseBut personal stories have the power to shatter this silence, inspire change, and offer hope to those affected.28/02/2025
Raising awareness of elder abuse for all TasmaniansResearch shows a lack of awareness of elder abuse amongst members of the LGBTIQ+ community. A new initiative aims to ...17/02/2025
Hume Men's Shed - raising elder abuse awarenessHume Men’s Shed Sunbury is hosting an elder abuse awareness event with Victoria Police this month, forming the first ...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
Gender underexamined in dementia care policyThis research finding comes despite women having a higher prevalence of dementia and more likely to be caring for som...25/01/2025
Help end elder abuse and mistreatment – have your sayHave your say in shaping the new National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People for the next decade.25/01/2025
Elder abuse in the spotlight in QLDElder abuse is in the spotlight with the Queensland Parliament’s Education, Arts and Communities Committee calling fo...19/01/2025
Indigenous Queenslanders over-represented in elder abuse statisticsA new report by the state government says there is an urgent need for an inquiry into abuse across the aged-care sector.19/01/2025
Elder abuse in rural, remote Australia: new research needs your helpIf you work in the elder abuse space, please answer this survey and add your valuable experience to help this vital n...23/12/2024
Major probe into elder abuse launches in QueenslandA Parliamentary Inquiry has been established to investigate the impacts of elder abuse including how it can be preven...15/12/2024
Look out for signs of elder abuse this ChristmasChristmas can be a wonderful time of the year, but it may not be cheerful for some of our older, vulnerable citizens. 15/12/2024
Financial abuse and older women: a surveyThe NSW Ageing and Disability Commission is focusing attention on older people and financial abuse.09/12/2024
Award winner researches elder abuse in regional and remote areasBridget Harris has been voted The Australian newspaper’s leading researcher in criminology, criminal law and policing 06/12/2024
Elder abuse educator training serves CALD communitiesFree training helps people to deliver information sessions in their community to increase understanding of elder abus...04/12/2024
Elder abuse educator training serves CALD communitiesECCV offers free training to help people give information sessions in their community to increase understanding of el...25/11/2024
Gaslighting and elder abuse: what you need to knowIt’s been in the headlines in recent years, and it was even the Word of the Year in 2022. But what does it mean?22/11/2024
