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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamara Howie

Morning mail: ‘shocking’ rate of aged care sexual abuse, Queen ‘humbled’ by support, June tunes

An aged care resident in silhouette
Many of the victims of sexual assault in Australian nursing homes live with dementia. Photograph: CasarsaGuru/Getty Images

Good morning. Anthony Albanese is in Indonesia today after flying to Jakarta yesterday for his first meeting with President Joko Widodo.

The “shocking” rate of sexual abuse of aged care residents has barely changed since the royal commission. More than 500 cases were reported in the last three months of 2021 and experts say victims, many of whom live with dementia, are still being failed by an ill-equipped system. The peak rights group for older Australians is demanding urgent change, launching a new project, named Ready to Listen, in an attempt to train providers to properly deal with sexual violence.

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