Our Work

EAAA exists to make real and meaningful change. We do this primarily through advocacy, publicity and practical guidance.

Our Work

EAAA exists to make real and meaningful change. We do this primarily through advocacy, publicity and practical guidance.

Compass

What is Compass?

Compass is a national website navigating elder abuse in Australia. Compass aims to create a national focus on elder abuse by raising awareness of this growing social issue and simplifying the process of connecting people to services and information tackling elder abuse.

Compass has been created by EAAA with funding from the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.

Why Compass was created

Priority Area 2 of the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians 2019-2023 outlines the Australian Government’s commitment to build a national elder abuse knowledge hub to consolidate a diverse range of information and resources about the abuse of older people, for the benefit of the community.

For information, services, support, news or events about elder abuse, access the Compass website by clicking here.

To see our Compass Featured Topics and webinars, click here.

Australian Elder Abuse Conference

The Australian Elder Abuse Conference is the only conference specifically addressing elder abuse in Australia.

The conference brings together a diverse and highly engaged audience of individuals and organisations to:

share the stories and experiences of older people
exchange the latest national and international research and evidence
highlight programs and responses being delivered in Australia
collectively lend their voice to end elder abuse

In 2019, EAAA announced it would become the organiser of the National Elder Abuse Conference and host future conferences in partnership with a local organisations as conference co-host. EAAA first hosted the conference in February 2022 presenting it from Hobart with co-host COTA Tasmania.

The most recent conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 22 – 24 July 2024, and the first as the renamed Australian Elder Abuse Conference. EAAA and conference co-host Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) presented the hybrid conference and welcoming delegates both in-person and online.

The Conference theme was Turn Up the Volume! which urges everyone to raise their voices against the abuse of older people. It’s a rallying cry to amplify the call and remind everyone that we cannot go quietly about the quest for real and lasting change.

EAAA will present the conference every two years with the next conference to be scheduled for mid 2026.

Advocacy

Our advocacy work

Using its knowledge and experience, EAAA engages with state and federal government departments and peak organisations to influence positive change for older Australians

A key part of our work is agitating for an improved understanding of elder abuse and enhanced protection of human rights for older Australians under the UN Convention.

Specifically, EAAA is working for:

a national approach to the protection of the rights of older people

harmonisation of laws and regulations across the states and territories to better protect older people

a community that understands the abuse of older people is everyone’s business

an end to ageism.