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Bev Lange - Supporting older people at risk of abuse

In this special episode of Let's Talk Ageing, Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AO sits down with Bev Lange, Executive Officer of Elder Abuse Action Australia.

09 April 2026

Interview summary

Date: 14 June 2025

Elder Abuse Action Australia is the national voice to end the abuse of older people. On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025, the pair discuss lived experience, advocacy, and policy change. Bev also reflects on growing older in Australia, and how kindness around diversity has grown, despite "pockets of resistance".

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About Robert Fitzgerald AM, Age Discrimination Commissioner

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