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By Phillippa Carnemolla, Senior Research Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney. The stated purpose of the Morrison government’s HomeBuilder program is to stimulate the economy and create construction jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research shows home improvements could do much more than just add capital value and a spare room. They can... Read More

Residents from the Bethanie Esprit Retirement Village in Eaton, Bunbury, have provided comfort to patients at St John of God (SJOG) Hospital by donating hand-carved wooden crosses.  Taz Armstrong and Vince Cooney came up with the generous idea at the Village’s Men’s Shed. The friends carved the crosses from offcuts of WA Sheoak, Marri and... Read More

Sometimes elder abuse can come from the people whom you least expect – the person’s own children. Elder abuse can come in many forms – physical, emotional, verbal and even financial. Financial abuse is particularly frequent as adult children try to take money and property that was once in their parent’s name.   A recent... Read More