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Age Discrimination

Elder abuse

Elder abuse can take various forms, including: financial, physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse, or neglect. No older person should be subjected to any form of abuse.

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Age Discrimination

Positive ageing

Having positive beliefs about ageing has been shown to be associated with better physical health, psychological wellbeing, increased longevity, and reduced dementia risk among older people.
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Age Discrimination

Age Discrimination in Employment

The right to work is a fundamental human right, but one that far too many older people in Australia do not enjoy.
Elderly lady looking out a window
Age Discrimination

Elder abuse

Elder abuse can take various forms, including: financial, physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse, or neglect. No older person should be subjected to any form of abuse.
distraught older woman
Age Discrimination

Risk of Homelessness in Older Women

With many older women at risk of homelessness, the Age Discrimination Commissioner is working with sectors to develop innovative solutions to assist this rapidly growing group of women.
Age Discrimination

Power of Oldness

Campaign highlighting the discrimination mature workers face when trying to gain or maintain jobs
Photo: Older man and woman running on a beach
Age Discrimination

Promoting positive & diverse portrayals of older Australians

The Age Discrimination Commissioner is focused on addressing barriers to equality and participation faced by older Australians. This is achieved through research, education and policy activities to build awareness of the damaging effects of age discrimination and to tackle the attitudes and...
Photo: Older worker in a warehouse
Age Discrimination

Working past our 60s

As a society, we have been slow to recognise that millions of older Australians are locked out of the workforce by age discrimination. We are only now starting to understand what a terrible waste of human capital this situation represents; a loss to the national economy and to businesses large and...
Older Australians
Age Discrimination

Working Australians (2005)

Working Australians An important goal of the Age Discrimination Act is to respond to the needs of Australia’s ageing population. The ADA aims to achieve attitudinal change by raising awareness that people of all ages have the same fundamental rights and by removing barriers to participation in many...