The World Alzheimer Report 2010 provides the clearest, most comprehensive global picture yet of the economic impact of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The report also contains important policy recommendations and makes clear to key decision-makers that doing nothing is not an option.

This report ranks 134 countries' performance in terms of health, education, economic participation and political empowerment.

As Peter Costello’s fortunes show, politics can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time, writes Peter Brent on our partner website, INSIDE STORY.

Everyone knows that the mining boom led to record growth rates, enormous budget surpluses and historically low levels of unemployment — but was that really the case? The evidence suggests not according to David Richardson.

What a difference a year makes. Until recently a major preoccupation of employers and policy makers was how to overcome skill shortages flowing from sustained economic growth and an ageing workforce. This year the scourge of unemployment and recession dominates. While we are not yet in a technical recession, recession is upon us. A sharp...