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.

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

Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.

Community care is a fundamental, an essential, an enduring part of our aged care system.

Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.

Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia.

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