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By Dr Irene Renzenbrink And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart, so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of vast eternity can fill it up. Charles Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’ In...
By Dr Vicki Hutton The debate is over – animals do have feelings and they can experience emotions and pain. Different animals may not feel things in exactly the same way that humans do, but scientists in neuroscience, biology and ethology have provided mounting...
By Professor Bianca Brijnath Is a human rights approach the right way to tackle elder abuse in multicultural communities? As a result of COVID-19 and the associated restrictions, health services in Victoria have reported increased incidents of elder abuse over...
The lens we look through Jacquie Molloy, Interim CEO The way we look at the world around us can make all the difference to how we feel. There is so much happening right now. As I write this, NSW and Queensland are weathering a deluge and record-breaking floods,...
By Barbara Barbosa Neves Dr Neves is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University. “Can we make it OK to talk about loneliness?” – Elsie asked me with a sad smile. Elsie, in her late 80s and living in a care home in Victoria, participated in one of our...
Farewell from CEO Ilsa Hampton We know you are frantic. It’s the start of a new year and things never really eased off over the holiday period in many aged care services. Indeed, in a large number of locations, life has become even tougher. The gap between what you...
