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How to choose a legal decision-maker as you get older – 3 things to consider

Image: Shutterstock “It’s my life and I’ll do what I want,” sang Eric Burdon of The Animals to the baby boomer generation. Unfortunately, that’s not always the...

Aged care isn’t working, but we can create neighbourhoods to support healthy ageing in place

Image: Kathleen Brasher, Author provided In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed issues and inequities across society. How we plan for ageing populations and older...

Renovations as stimulus? Home modifications can do so much more to transform people’s lives

Ingo Bartussek/Shutterstock The stated purpose of the Morrison government’s HomeBuilder program is to stimulate the economy and create construction jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research shows home...

‘I will euthanise myself before I go into aged care’: how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people

Still marginalised! Picture: Shutterstock Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) people fear discrimination, exclusion and isolation in Australia’s aged care services, we found...

For the first time in centuries, we’re setting up a generation to be worse off than the one before it

The avocado latte is indeed a thing, but young Australians are spending less on luxuries than they used to, while older Australians are...

Here’s what a population policy for Australia could look like

Many are conflicted about whether the population should continue to grow and what the population of the future should look like. from shutterstock.com Australia...

Migration helps balance our ageing population – we don’t need a moratorium

Cutting immigration to Australia will impact the country’s demographic composition, with consequences for the working age population and income tax base. Andrew Seaman/Unsplash Australia’s population...

Six things you can do to reduce your risk of dementia

Challenging and training your brain is important to prevent dementia risk. Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash An ageing population is leading to a growing number...

For Australians to have the choice of growing old at home, here is what needs to change

When an ageing person is forced to move out of their family home, that can trigger a host of problems that policy...
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