Older Tasmanians
Speech-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

Speech-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

Meg raised World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, as a Special Interest Matter, on Tuesday, 27 June 2023. Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Mr President, I rise to talk about an important, concerning and often hidden issue in our community - that of elder abuse.  It is an issue that is...

Wait goes on for vote on voluntary assisted dying in upper house

Wait goes on for vote on voluntary assisted dying in upper house

Rob Inglis | Advocate & Examiner Newspapers | October 30, 2020  A final vote on a bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying in Tasmania won't take place for another two weeks, with the upper house resolving to further consider the amendments that have been made to...

Opinion – Elder Abuse Awareness

Opinion – Elder Abuse Awareness

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on older people in our Tasmanian community. They have been more susceptible to the worst effects of the virus, and the enforced restrictions have also created a higher risk of elder abuse and neglect.Elder abuse in our community is a...

While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved

Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines

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