Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

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.

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

When the Australian Government looked at how to meet the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by our ageing population, it saw that an all-encompassing approach was a prerequisite.

We are already seeing older people wanting greater choice in how, when and where they receive care.

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

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