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.

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.

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.

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

But it's not just the cattle producers, it's all the attendant industries like transport and shipping and feed producers and the like. There will be enormous ramifications across the beef industry generally as a result of the Government's decision to ban all exports to all of the abattoirs in Indonesia.

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