LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) offers numerous policy and research webinars covering topics like ageing, mental health, rural health, gender dysphoria, and online safety, featuring key research and advocacy insights for improving LGBTIQA+ health in Australia. Recordings are available on the LHA main page. Below is a selected playlist that may be of particular interest to aged care workforce. The following selection addresses critical areas such as aged care reforms, health and wellbeing. Some have been chosen to provide greater context and understanding of LGBTIQ+ living experience.
Webinars below include:
Policy and Research Webinar - Back into the closet: is aged care failing LGBTI+ older people? September 11, 2025
Presenting findings from a major study exploring the experiences of LGBTI+ older adults in aged care. The review drew on 55 studies containing the voices of more than 3000 LGBTI+ people aged 50-94 from 11 countries. Lead researcher, Sarah McMullen-Roach outlines how discrimination, heterosexism, and fear shape access to and experiences of aged care.
Policy and Research Webinar: Ageing reform; the new Aged Care Act and more June 26, 2025
A webinar exploring how ageing reforms impact older LGBTI people. Significant changes are coming with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act. This webinar provides clarity on these reforms, explaining new supports available, and highlighting how they aim to ensure older LGBTI Australians can age with dignity, care, and respect.
Policy and Research Webinar: Empowering Diversity: Aged Care Reforms for LGBTI older people January 29, 2024
This ground-breaking webinar delves into Australian aged care reforms following the Royal Commission, focusing on how they can positively impact the lives of LGBTI older people. Robert Day (he/him), Assistant Secretary, Dementia, Diversity & Design, Dept Health and Aged Care, will guide us through the reforms underway and how they can deliver for LGBTI older people.
Policy and Research Webinar - LGBTQ+ conversion practices and healing: Supporting LGBTQ+ people of faith December 4, 2025
A webinar exploring the lived experiences and long-term impacts of so-called LGBTQ+ conversion practices. Drawing on Anthony Venn-Brown’s personal journey and 25 years of supporting over 4,000 survivors of formal “change is possible” programs, the session examines the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people of faith and from faith backgrounds.
See yourself in data - Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia Thursday 20 March 2025
A Policy and Research seminar where the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) presented their latest analysis on LGBTI+ populations. Nicole Capper and Elise Kennedy explored key statistics, and insights from the first experimental estimates of LGBTI+ populations by the ABS, shedding light on the representation, diversity, and characteristics of these communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ experiences of connection, education, affirmation and strength May 16, 2025
Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people across multiple domains of wellbeing. Shakara Liddelow-Hunt (The Kids Research Institute Australia), Professor Adam Bourne (ARCSHS), and Peter Waples-Crowe (Thorne Harbour Health) unpack key findings from a series of new factsheets developed by ARCSHS.
Policy and Research Webinar - Beyond the city limits: LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing in rural Australia October 9, 2025
A webinar exploring the findings of The Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People in Rural Australia, a comprehensive review that highlights the health disparities, barriers to care, and opportunities for change affecting an estimated 340,000 LGBTIQA+ people living in regional, rural, and remote areas of Australia.