Social Media Ideas for Ageing Australia

Ageing in Hong Kong – should you fear it?

One Nation’s Dual Assault on Australia’s Structural Realities

With a below replacement-level birth rate and a booming elder population, One Nation’s anti-immigration stance, combined with its critique of superannuation, is a toxic combo. 

Insight: Aug 4

This week, more Australians are employed into their 70s, 80s and even 90s.

Changing Age Distributions of Populations

PORTLAND, USA, July 20 (IPS) - In many countries, older adults (aged 65 and above) now outnumber younger individuals (under the age of 18), reflecting a significant demographic tr...

How can Hong Kong age well?

What’s wrong with image? (The big retirement lie?)

Ten years ago I did a study into ageing and wealth. At the time, I called the study “old poor and lonely” – given this more or less summed up the picture for the typical retiree. S...

Boomergeddon: The Demographic Event Locking Up Australia’s Housing Markets

Australia’s housing shortage is usually blamed on population growth, sluggish construction, planning delays, labour shortages and the rising cost of building new homes. All of thes...

Silver linings: in Southeast Asia, ageing is big business

Helen Fung’s home felt empty. After her husband died last October, she found herself rattling around a house in Singapore with only a domestic helper she could not get along with f...

Australians Over 65 To Have Their Higher Private Health Insurance Rebate Cut

Australians Over 65 To Have Their Higher Private Health Insurance Rebate Cut

Older, bolder, further: how ageing adventurers are reshaping travel insurance

Geopolitics grabs the headlines, but WorldTrips CEO Philip Hsia says the real long-term disruption is demographic - and brokers selling cover need to catch up

You’re Likely to Live Longer Than You Think – Will Your Money Last?

Imagine being told that there's a very good chance you'll celebrate your 100th birthday. Not because you're exceptionally lucky, not because you'll have access to some futuristic m...

Report calls for action over creaking aged care model

The choice is between hard changes made now or more painful changes forced later, the Ministerial Advisory Group on Aged Care says.

Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians

Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians

Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians

Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians

NZ’s retirement village population is almost entirely white. Where is everyone else?

Caring for family elders is an ingrained cultural expectation for many New Zealanders. Madeleine Chapman speaks to members of this invisible workforce who have taken on the ‘privil...

Older Australians consider dropping private health insurance over proposed rebate changes

Older Australians consider dropping private health insurance over proposed rebate changes

Why Indians are ageing faster than they realise

Malaysia’s baby bust accelerates shift towards greying society

Malaysia’s shift towards an older society is accelerating, as children make up a shrinking share of the population and older people a growing one, raising difficult questions over...

The power decades

Influential women share their wisdom on the joy of getting older.

Dateline: Aug 18

A geriatric crimewave is gripping Japan as seniors struggle with the cost of living and resort to theft.

Aged care shake-up could see wealthier Kiwis pay more towards care

An independent review says New Zealand’s ageing population will overwhelm an already stretched system without major changes to how care is delivered and paid for.

Growing Older with Dignity

Growing old is a natural part of life. With better healthcare, people are living longer, and that is something to celebrate. But living longer should also mean living healthier, ha...

Aged-care report calls for major systemic reform - but at what cost?

Minister for Seniors Casey Costello says there's no denying there's a significant price tag attached to the recommendations.

Asia’s aging population will redefine retirement, care—and independence

Adults in Asia are increasingly prioritizing autonomy, health, and financial security over maximizing the inheritance they leave behind.