Provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia - including its characteristics, context, and prevention

On 27 November 2015, the MnM Centre partnered with Welcome to Australia to hold an Older Migrants Forum. The forum was chaired by Mohammad Al-Khafaji, Chief Executive Officer: Welcome to Australia, with group discussions facilitated by Dr Amrita Malhi, MnM Centre Research Fellow, and Leah Marrone from Welcome to Australia.

How do older Australians develop the knowhow to devise lives they value in our increasingly complex society with its tsunami of information and plethora of choices? This small qualitative study found that older adults particularly valued the ‘knowhow’ that enables them to manage matters such as health and personal finances and to plan for challenges...

This paper discusses the impacts of physical neighbourhood environments on the social life — a component of social health — of older people. The research is focused on where, in the neighbourhood, the social life of older people takes place.

By presenting two cases from South-East Queensland, Australia, through the lenses of different ages and abilities - older children with physical disabilities and their families and seniors, this paper aims to increase recognition of users' needs and stimulate the translation of knowledge to the practice of planning inclusive neighbourhoods.