This discussion paper argues that a new, international treaty on the human rights of older persons is urgently needed, and calls on the Australian government to support this goal and participate actively in helping to bring it about.

The focus of this brief is on decisions related to personal retirement finances, which in Australia are overwhelmingly about superannuation – the individual savings pillar of the retirement income system (even though housing assets make up a greater proportion of wealth).

This document has been produced by a group of organisations and peak bodies to inform a new effective, achievable and targeted national plan to end elder abuse and neglect of older people.

This randomised control trial evaluated the use of home technology to support older community members living independently at home. The overall finding was that the home intervention benefited people's social care related quality of life and contributed to them staying in their own homes longer, although there were no benefits observed against secondary outcomes.

This report examines what deprivation of liberty means from the perspective of older persons and how it affects the full enjoyment of their human rights; analyses some of the underlying causes of deprivation of liberty of older persons; highlights the human rights challenges and risks in three specific contexts: criminal justice; immigration-related detention; and care...