99 year old War Veteran reflects ahead of Anzac Day: “I joined up as a boy and came back a man”.

  Robots are often touted as the answer to the looming problem of how we will care for our rapidly ageing population. But a new report about the role of technology in improving care, says humans will always be needed to work with technology, and there are limitations to how far technology can be effective.... Read More

Many older Australians experience loneliness. In the last 12 months, some aged care homes have received no visitors at all. One in four Australians live alone. Though “nervous” about it, Old People’s Home for Four Year Old’s Aesh, formerly an economics teacher, eventually decided to “give it a go”, and said the experience of being on the program has brought about positive changes in her life. Read More

Victorians with a terminal illness now have more choice and greater control over the last days and hours of their own lives following today’s historic passing of voluntary assisted dying laws. Victoria is Australia’s first state to legalise assisted dying. After six weeks of debate, which included more than 100 hours and heated opposition, it... Read More