Experts are warning elders are suffering in silence and are calling for more awareness around financial abuse to understand how it manifests within families and communities.

The National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians lapsed in 2023 and the government has not given a timeline for the release of its replacement.

Australia, where Thoresen lived, is a developed, wealthy nation considered progressive in its treatment of seniors. But even in high-income countries, the rate of abuse is 4 to 6 percent, according to ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus described the exploitation of older Australians as a shameful and often ...

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 ...