Australia’s ageism in society

Australia’s ageism in society

BBC News: Australia’s elder abuse scandal ‘beyond belief’.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45543804 Campaigners say that rapacious relatives suffer from “inheritance impatience” and that disrespect and abuse is underpinned by ageism.“These sorts of things are similar to the attitudes and the discrimination that occurs around race and sexism,” says Jenny Blakey, the manager at Seniors Rights Victoria. “We ignore the…