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Age Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Young, old and everyone in between – Australians of all ages have the right to be treated fairly and to enjoy the same opportunities as others.
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Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability
About Age Discrimination
Complaints under the Age Discrimination Act
Age Discrimination Commissioner, The Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO
What's new
Speech:
Rights of Older Australians: Ageing and Advocacy
(
13 February 2018
)
Speech:
Adapting to Ageing Australia
(
28 November 2017
)
Speech:
Current and emerging issues for older people
(
24 November 2017
)
Speech:
“Will you still need me”
(
22 November 2017
)
Current projects
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability
National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with...
Elder abuse
Elder abuse has been defined by the World Health Organisation as 'a single, or repeated act, or...
Power of Oldness
Campaign highlighting the discrimination mature workers face when trying to gain or maintain jobs
Risk of Homelessness in Older Women
Risk of homelessness for single, older women is becoming a significant problem. In 2016 the Women's...
Fact or fiction? Stereotypes of older Australians
The damaging effects of negative stereotypes on the lives of older people
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