And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

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.

The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

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

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.

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

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