Discrimination on the basis of age is illegal in Australia, but we still see prejudice reflected through the way we use language and communication, according to the executive director of the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Professor Briony Dow. “What ...

While searching for a place to live near the city, 41-year-old student Ruth* said that something clicked when she first met her 83-year-old housemate, Lucy*.  The pair have lived together in Lucy's apartment in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Coogee for ...

It was one o'clock in the morning when Michelle Sloane got the call. She got out of bed, drove to Baulkham Hills in Sydney’s west, and by 3.00am she was informing families that a COVID-19 outbreak had spread inside their ...

Maria Stefanou describes her mother as a kind, traditional Greek woman who was known for her cooking, her kindness, and her love for her family. The family migrated to Melbourne from central Greece in 1968 and spent their lives in ...

In a suburban pocket of northern California, a one-of-a-kind housing project will bring together people of all ages, abilities and incomes, to live together on a working farm.  The ‘Agrihood’, a now-empty infill site in the centre of Santa Clara ...

A decade after her husband was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Heather Fitzpatrick says she has learned to enjoy her time. “I guess lots of people's pipe dream is to live the moment, but that's what I do,” she says. “For ...

Advocates and experts have said that a lack of affordable housing and elder abuse must be spotlighted in the upcoming national plan to reduce violence against women and their children.  Political leaders, advocates and victim-survivors recently convened for a national ...

After losing her beloved staffy of 10 years, finding company in an eight-year-old senior rescue dog has eased the mundanities of lockdown for 87-year-old Newcastle resident Elizabeth Walters. “I think that they're good for your temperament,” she told Aged Care ...

It has been over 30 years since female hysteria was unlisted as an official diagnosis, and we have learned very little about women's health since then, according to researcher, neurologist and author Professor Cassandra Szoeke. "When people say 'women's health' ...

As Australia’s largest cities grapple with the spread of the delta virus, experts are drawing attention towards a growing outbreak of aged-based stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. In a recent survey released last week by SBS, 51 per cent of people ...