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June 2007

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Ageing & Disability

Bleak House

Horror stories about nursing homes crop up frequently. What are the underlying causes – too little money or bad management?

Bureaucratic knots

Spot the difference: getting old and developing a disability or having a disability and growing old. The federal government supports one group and not the other. It is discriminatory states Ken Baker.

Who will care for older Australians?

Finding enough carers. Graeme Hugo suggests some possible solutions.

Ageing with an intellectual disability

Features

Wonder Woman

Performance artist Evelyn Hartogh pulls on the cossie to fight injustice.

Observer

The UN Convention went weak at the knees on some key rights, says Christopher Newell.

Making Choices

Many people with disabilities are often denied the right to choose how they want to live – most justifications do not stack up states Jo Watson.

Say it with meaning

A new column by Robbi Williams

Child Protection

Keeping our children safe

Humour

Rights uproar between Orcs and Hobbits

OTT's Hints & tips

Sailing into the sunset

The fabulous alternative to a nursing home

Hoisting the flagpole

d.k.davis hunts for solutions when his hydraulics won’t oblige.

Life in the fast lane

Phillip Herreen - Senior Australian of the Year 2007

Comment

The 2007 Federal Budget

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News, medical & scientific breakthroughs, what's on, letters to the editor.

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