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Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives

Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.

Joseph Ibrahim Head, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine

Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.

Business and economy

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Business and economy

Banking royal commission: action on criminality must be swift

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Liz Campbell Francine McNiff Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Medicine and health

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Medicine and health

Aged care royal commission benefits Generation X: it's too late for the silent generation

By the time the aged care royal commission's recommendations lead to improvements in our nursing homes, four cohorts of residents will have died. Here's why.

Joseph Ibrahim Head, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine

By the time the aged care royal commission's recommendations lead to improvements in our nursing homes, four cohorts of residents will have died. Here's why.

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