Our aged should be secure, not stressed and exploited

The pandemic has laid bare the crisis in the nation’s aged care system. But other issues affecting the elderly need to be addressed urgently for their protection, argues Morry Bailes.

Elderly-only shopping hour after shelves stripped bare

Woolworths will open its doors exclusively to the elderly and people with disabilities for a dedicated shopping hour, after panic buying due to the coronavirus stripped shelves of essentials items.