Past Projects

Age Discrimination

Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability

National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability

Age Discrimination

Fact or fiction? Stereotypes of older Australians

The damaging effects of negative stereotypes on the lives of older people

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...

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...

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...