Without significant change in attitude and practice, Australia’s ageing population may prove a burden, not a blessing. Some key facts about mature age working: Many older workseekers will never find full-time work again, once they have been “down-sized”. For those who do not qualify for […]
Written by Sarah Davis A key challenge of the transition is giving up the notion that our time should be, ought to be structured in some way. In fact, giving up ‘should’ and ‘ought’ in our language is a good starting point. We won’t of […]
Australian women will now be able to calculate their own risk of developing breast cancer with a new tool being launched by the National Breast Cancer Centre. The Minister for Health and Ageing Tony Abbot will launch the Australian first at the National Breast Cancer […]
Welcome to dating in the millennium, today’s lifestyle has forced us to look beyond the horizon and take a proactive approach to finding that special someone. With high divorce rates, longer lifespan, busy schedules or the possibility of never walking down the isle a new […]
A new survey of Australian ‘first wave’ Baby Boomers aged between 58 and 61, predicts the way they are approaching their impending retirement will change aged care service delivery and spur technological innovation. Baby Boomers are better educated, healthier, more active and wealthier than previous […]