ADA Australia in the news:
Media releases
- Don’t cross the line: taking action against elder abuse
- Budget delivers significant increased support for people in aged care and at risk of abuse
- Voices of Queenslanders with disability have been heard
- Queenslanders with disability could be left out – call on State Government to Stand with us!
- Advocates on the Gold Coast help people with disability talk about their dealings with police, courts and prisons
- Advocates in Central Queensland help people with disability talk about their dealings with police, courts and prisons
- Help to Navigate Aged Care
- The importance of becoming your own best advocate
- New community legal service ADA Law launches
- ADA Australia launches legal mental health directory
In the news
- Geoff Rowe speaks with The Last Post Magazine about the federal government’s response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care
- Enduring Power of Attorney: planning ahead, choosing wisely and being a good attorney
- Australian Government meets just half of aged care vaccination target
- Disability advocacy groups receive funding lifeline
- Disability groups fight for QLD advocacy funding
- Call for action to undo impact on older Australians of AstraZeneca media reports
- The choice is theirs – consent for COVID-19 vaccinations
- Family conflict and isolation are top risk factors for elder abuse
- Queenslanders need to demand action on quality aged care now
- Two Queensland nursing homes immediate and severe risk to residents
- Safety audit finds immediate and severe risk to Southport Lodge aged care centre residents
- A voice for veterans in aged care
- Chemical restraint is not a necessary evil
- Balancing rights and risk
- Advocates question why elderly woman remains unidentified on Sunshine Coast
- Choose your decision maker while you can
- Couple tell of son’s terrifying campaign of abuse
- COVID-19 impacts World Elder Abuse Day but doesn’t dampen the message
Media statements and advice
ADA Australia is a leading organisation for aged care, disability and human rights advocacy in Queensland. For media comments and advice on relevant issues please contact media@adaaustralia.com.au
OPAN media and latest news
ADA Australia is the Queensland member of the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN). OPAN is a national network of organisations who give a voice to older Australians, who are receiving aged care services or are eligible to receive them. OPAN also works with government to influence aged care policy through systemic advocacy. For OPAN sector news and media visit https://opan.org.au/news-events.
