The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.
Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.
It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.
The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.
Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time.
At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.