One of the major structural changes facing Australia over coming decades is the ageing of the population. A challenge for government is how to meet the transport requirements of Australia’s senior population as their mobility declines. Transport can provide seniors with an essential link to friends, family and the wider community. It helps them to...

This study finds that Australians in their 70s and 80s have higher levels of subjective wellbeing than those in their 50s and 60s. Greater proportions of respondents aged 70 and older had high levels of life satisfaction, were comfortable with their standard of living and felt free to decide how to live their lives. Despite...

Why are we overlooking older workers? This report, conducted for National Seniors Australia by the late Professor Sol Encel, explores that question and the results are not pretty. It finds that age discrimination is widespread - in recruitment, in promotion, and during times of retrenchment. It is evident in workplace harassment and pressure to retire...