We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

We know that so many of the conditions and diseases that we associate with ageing can often be prevented or in fact their onset delayed if we just took preventative steps earlier in our lives.

When the Australian Government looked at how to meet the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by our ageing population, it saw that an all-encompassing approach was a prerequisite.

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.