This final conference panel will draw together lived experience and conference discussions to inform the development of a contemporary and collaborative response to elder abuse in the community.
We need to consider the necessary ingredients for a contemporary and collaborative response to elder abuse in the community. The timing for this discussion, of course, is critical. We have the national plan to respond to the abuse of older Australians that was recently released. Twelve elder abuse trial sites are underway. The elder abuse knowledge hub is going to be developed, and aged care and disability experiences are under more scrutiny as you saw just a moment ago from the premier. In my experiences, it is unusual for the premier to suddenly respond in that way and come in and say, ‘Look, I am doing something’. You get the sense, the gas heat has been turned up underneath the pot, and they are feeling the heat. We are interested in the broader elder justice agenda and in identifying some of the emerging opportunities in and what is missing from practice policy, public awareness, engagement, education, training and research.
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