This report asks, "What if we took the opportunity to reshape late adulthood and redefined how systems, services, families and friends give and get care? What if we saw late adulthood as a lifestage as important and worthy of investment as childhood? What if late adulthood wasn’t just about managing decline, but about building capabilities...

In April 2011 the federal government established an Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians to ensure the potential of the older members of our community is considered in a range of policy debates. The objective behind establishing the Panel was to identify and respond to the economic and social opportunities that are...

The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) commissioned Alzheimer’s Australia to conduct a series of consumer consultations in response to the Productivity Commission’s report Caring for older Australians. Sixteen consultations were held nationwide, as well as an online survey for those unable to attend. Approximately 1000 people attended the consultation and 200 responses were received...

The National Aged Care Alliance has developed this policy blueprint for delivering positive aged care reform. It follows on from the Alliance’s Vision Leading the Way – Our Vision for Support and Care of Older Australians. The Vision was developed in 2009 and paints a broad picture of what needs to happen, across a number...

This paper investigates how the declining proportion of younger people and increasing proportion of older people in the population has reduced past crime levels and should reduce future crime levels. Official crime statistics suggest that young people aged 24 years and under make the greatest contribution to a population’s overall crime levels. A decline in...