When Mavis Kohler was born in 1923, women were not allowed to drink in public bars, stand for federal elections, or to work in public service jobs after they were married. Society has, however, come a long way since then, ...

A new study has suggested parents helping their adult children to buy a house will not protect them from financial abuse as they age. Housing prices, paired with the cost-of-living crisis, has driven many Australian young people to borrow money ...

A new partnership between Australian Eggs and Hearts4Heart aims to educate Australians about the health benefits of eggs on their hearts and cardiovascular systems. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects more than four million Australians, costing the economy $5bn each year – ...

Assaults reported at NSW aged cares have surged to the highest level in a decade, with the figure more than triple the number recorded a decade earlier. Data by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) obtained by the ...

New data reveals the number of people living with dementia is expected to nearly double by 2054. Research by Dementia Australia revealed that dementia rates will increase by 93 per cent by 2054. Chief of Dementia Australia Maree McCabe said ...

This week, independent Queensland MP Bob Katter was fuming after the Parliament House staff dining room refused to accept his $50 note when he tried to order lunch. His awkward encounter renewed debate about Australia’s move towards a cashless society. ...

New research has found that immigrants originally from non-English speaking countries who are living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared to their non-immigrant counterparts, who were more likely to present with hallucinations and delusions. ...

A new training program will help equip aged care workers with skills to support culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) seniors. Settlement Services International (SSI) has launched a new online program that will train workers as a proven way to boost ...

Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others. ...

A new study by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) found that at-home gamified step exercises effectively prevented falls in people over 65. The research asked participants to do "smart±step" – an exercise gaming system developed by NeuRA – for 120 minutes ...