One in five older Australians are experiencing age discrimination in the workplace affecting their mental health and creating serious obstacles in finding a new jobs. Associate Professor Alysia Blackman from the University of Melbourne says ageism and stereotyping can impact ...
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A national model to combat financial abuse needed: experts
The nation’s top legal and ageing experts are calling on the commonwealth to enact nationally consistent laws to prevent elder financial abuse. President of the Law Council of Australia Dr Jacoba Bransch QC, convened a national roundtable in July to ...
More »Action is long overdue, ageing expert calls for a UN Convention to protect the rights of older people
There is compelling evidence that the human rights of older people continue to be violated globally. Never has this reality been more clearly exposed than through the pandemic period. People have been discriminated against because of their age in relation ...
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