What is it Like to Live with Hearing Loss?

(Media Release from Minister Wyatt’s office) The past year has seen a 23 per cent increase in the number of complaints received by the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner. The Aged Care Complaints Commissioner’s 2017–18 annual report also shows that the Commissioner referred 1,073 cases to the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, a rise of 130... Read More

Falls are a serious issue for the elderly. Without the flexibility, muscle and bone strength of the young, many falls lead to injury, loss of independence or in some severe cases, can even trigger a downwards spiral leading to death. It is estimated that one in three people over the age of 65 in Australia... Read More

I think that there would be general agreement that Sean Connery was a man of great sex appeal, right through his long career. It could, however, be said that romancing a woman almost young enough to be his granddaughter was stretching things a bit, to the point that – in 1999 – I wrote an... Read More