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

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

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

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

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.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

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.