I call on the Australian Government to set out the conditions upon which they will provide a taxpayer funded backing for wholesale term funding for Australian deposit taking institutions. I call on the Government it make clear the conditions upon which taxpayer funds will be used in this way.

Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.

Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time.

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

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.

Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.