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Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

More than one in every three older Australians finds transport difficult to organise, a study has found, prompting a ride-share company to make changes.

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

There are calls for national testing rules for elderly drivers after a car driven by a 91-year-old driver ploughed into two adults and a child, killing a woman.

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

A state government is considering rule changes for elderly drivers after a female pedestrian was killed and a man and child seriously injured in a car crash.

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Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

More than 100,000 videos are being checked for evidence after police charged an aged care employee with abusing five male and two female patients.

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

Children, Elders and the parents and caregivers in between are finding joy in an intergenerational playgroup, where stories are shared and language passed down.

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

Aged carer gets $345k compo for racial discrimination

Aged carer gets $345k compo for racial discrimination

A judge has found a Sydney nursing home discriminated against an ex-employee and ultimately terminated her employment because of her race.

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Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Families of those who died amid aged care failures during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak will be compensated after a judge signed off on a deal.

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Woman jailed for killing elderly man in vicious attack

Woman jailed for killing elderly man in vicious attack

Woman jailed for killing elderly man in vicious attack

Woman jailed for killing elderly man in vicious attack

A woman who was found guilty of murdering her de facto father-in-law has been sentenced to 27 years behind bars.

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

The family of a great-grandmother who was killed by a police officer are disappointed and struggling to comprehend a decision to spare him jail.

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Little is known about a form of dementia that affects more than 100,000 Australians but researchers are looking to build knowledge on the debilitating illness.

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Ageing stolen generations survivors need urgent action to ensure they can live out the remainder of their lives in dignity, advocates say.

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Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

Charity founder named Senior Australian of the Year

Brother Olly Pickett has provided wheelchairs for countless children around the globe for decades through one of the largest volunteer groups in WA.

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

An aged care centre's operator has apologised after a coroner found residents were left without medication, food and water during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

Fake 'crime squad' duped elderly in letterbox scam

An international student has been revealed as part of a fraud syndicate that convinced senior citizens to place bank cards and cash in their letterboxes.

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Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

A senior constable who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman says he remains 'devastated' by her death, after learning his bail will be continued over Christmas.

Prison isolation looms for cop after fatal Taser shot

An officer who fatally tasered an aged-care resident is waiting to learn if he will be put into isolation in custody after his manslaughter verdict.

Cop who tasered 95yo in 'terrible tragedy' faces jail

A serving police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman is facing jail after being found guilty of manslaughter but will keep his job for now.

Jury still considering verdict for cop who tasered 95yo

After its first full day of deliberations, a jury has not decided if a police officer who tasered a 95-year-old will be convicted or acquitted of manslaughter.

Jury verdict still to come for cop who tasered 95yo

A jury has gone home for the day after three hours of deliberations failed to produce a verdict for a police officer who tasered an elderly woman.

Cop 'not the type of person' to taser 95yo unlawfully

A police officer on trial over the tasering death of an aged-care resident swore an oath to God to be truthful about why he fired his weapon, a jury has heard.

'Not the frailest I've seen': cop who tasered woman, 95

An elderly woman holding a knife was not meant to die after being tasered for being a threat as she approached police officers and paramedics, a jury has heard.

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