Imagine if the future stretched on forever. Why do we need to die? Can we use science to extend our lives? And what about immortality? The social impacts, and the biological realities, of ageing - that's this week's program. GuestsJonathan WeinerMaxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia UniversityDr Damien DowlingResearch Fellow, School...

A profile of social housing in Australia provides an overview of the different social housing programs that have been provided under the 2003 Community Social Housing Agreement, including public rental housing, state owned and managed Indigenous housing, community housing, and Indigenous community housing; as well as changes that occurred in social housing over the duration...

This positioning paper provides the context for a multidisciplinary research project on age-specific housing and care for low to medium-income older people. The research project draws on the collaborative expertise of academic researchers in the social science, health, economics, and architectural fields. The project seeks to answer the following questions: What age-specific accommodation options are...

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that explores the housing options and actual housing circumstances of asset-poor older Australians.

Forms of service integrated housing- such as retirement villages - have been developed by the community and private sectors to provide housing, support and care for older people in Australia. Is there a need for a more hands-on role for government in directing, shaping and expanding service integrated housing?