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Age Discrimination
31 July 2023WebpageHRC Report No.8 - Age Discrimination in the Australian Defence Force (2000)
Age Discrimination in the Australian Defence Force HREOC Report No. 8, 2000 HRC Report No. 8 arose from complaints by three prospective entrants and one serving member of the ADF. The complaints related to various positions for which the upper age limit was 35. In each case the age distinctions complained of were found to be discriminatory and not within the "inherent requirements of the… -
Age Discrimination
1 March 2021Media Release
Statement on the Aged Care Royal Commission report
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the publication of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Following the findings and recommendations in the report, released today, the Commission would like to see the human rights of older people embedded in the planning, provision and monitoring of aged care services in Australia. “Older people have the… -
Age Discrimination
19 December 2024Webpage
Financial Elder Abuse Project
A collective of representatives from the banking and financial services and peak community organisation sectors are working together to improve the prevention and response to financial elder abuse. -
Age Discrimination
11 December 2024News story
New project to tackle financial elder abuse
The Commission is bringing together representatives from the banking and financial services sector and peak community organisations to work together to improve the prevention and response to elder abuse. -
Age Discrimination
15 October 2024Submission
Achieving Greater Consistency in Laws for Financial Enduring Powers of Attorney (consultation paper)
Submission to the Attorney-General's Department (13 December 2023) -
Age Discrimination
17 January 2019Media Release
Too old to work at 50: Survey
A new survey on attitudes to employing older workers has found that up to 30 per cent of Australian employers are still reluctant to hire workers over a certain age, and for more than two thirds of this group, that age was over 50. The survey of more than 900 human resource professionals was conducted by the Australian HR Institute supported by the Australian Human Rights Commission. It… -
Age Discrimination
2 May 2023Media Release
Ageism keeping older people out of the workforce
Ageism is blocking older people from the workforce, findings from a survey of HR professionals about attitudes to older workers show. A partnership between the Australian HR Institute and the Australian Human Rights Commission, the 2023 Employing and Retaining Older Workers Survey found one in six organisations will not consider hiring people aged 65 and above while only a quarter are open…