Many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives. This research report reveals the key reasons older people experiencing harm do not receive the support they so desperately need.

This report offers evidence-based insights crucial for policy reform and service delivery in Australia's employment services. The authors hope it serves as a catalyst for future research, and encourages stakeholders from policy domains, academia and industry to engage in rigorous, collaborative intervention studies aimed at finding innovative solutions that address mature age unemployment.

This consultation process focuses on addressing financial elder abuse and achieving greater consistency in laws for financial enduring powers of attorney. This discussion paper contains eight areas for proposed law reform, as well as policy context and detailed explanations of each law reform proposal.

Adequate supports for people with disability are necessary to ensure they enjoy their human rights and to enable them to realise their full potential. Older people with lower levels of needs, or who are ineligible for the NDIS due to their age, are left to navigate a complex support system without assistance.

The case studies presented in this report show that councils are providing an invaluable social infrastructure by managing neighbourhood centres and offering programmed activities.