The federal government is facing pressure from the Opposition and advocacy groups to release a national action plan to tackle elder abuse, more than two years after the last plan expired. The first ...

A landmark Monash University study reveals elder abuse in regional Australia is overwhelmingly committed by family members, ...

There are many barriers to seeking help for older Australians suffering abuse, but this is compounded for those in rural and ...

A Tasmanian lawyer has been caught up in an alleged financial elder abuse scandal, in which $450,000 was allegedly ...

Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus described the exploitation of older Australians as a shameful and often hidden form of cruelty and mistreatment. [iStockPhoto] The Australian government has ...

It was originally called "granny bashing" when the first stories about elder abuse came out in the 1970s. Since then, elder abuse has become recognized as a serious social problem that is far more ...

Elder abuse is any action — or lack of appropriate action — occurring in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust that causes harm or distress to an older person, according to the World ...

The slight tremor in your grandmother’s hand when a particular caregiver enters the room. The curious timing of new estate planning documents. The recurring urinary tract infections that never quite ...