Ageing

Politics & Society
Building digital resilience among older CALD Australians
How young people can help bridge the digital divide and improve how older generations interact with technology

Health & Medicine
We should include older adults in medical AI design
As AI technology advances, understanding and integrating the perspectives of older adults can lead to more user-centred and effective AI solutions in healthcare

Health & Medicine
How Australian audiologists are helping musicians with hearing loss
Imagine you’re a professional musician. But you start to lose your hearing. New research aims to help musicians make the transition to hearing aids – and still enjoy the music

Health & Medicine
A hearing aid could extend your brain function by years
New research shows hearing aids can stabilise cognitive function for at least three years for older adults with hearing loss

Health & Medicine
How old are your internal organs?
New research finds that the age of your brain and body can appear many years older (or younger) than your chronological age

Health & Medicine
Brain white matter declines for years after a stroke
The loss of brain white matter and associated cognitive decline is faster for at least three years after a stroke

Health & Medicine
Can robots really be companions for older adults?
Social isolation is a problem for many older adults, but are social robots an answer – and what do our elderly people think?

Politics & Society
Reimagining age equality at work
There’s an ambivalence in age discrimination law. Now, age equality needs a voice to ensure a more equal future in the workplace

Politics & Society
Communicating COVID-19 to our older culturally diverse Australians
COVID-19 lockdowns forced us online, but that’s been a mixed experience for older Chinese Australians – especially when it comes to getting accurate vaccine information

Business & Economics
Competition isn’t improving the aged care sector
A new study finds more competition isn’t associated with better quality of care or lower prices in aged care, prompting policy reform to address sources of market failures