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Four candidates have been awarded prestigious UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarships to research under the supervision of UNSW CEPAR researchers.
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APEC Forum members need to do a lot more to promote economic growth to combat population ageing, according to a CEPAR report.
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Member economies of the APEC Forum need to do a lot more to promote economic growth to combat population ageing, according to a paper presented at an APEC Workshop in Vietnam.
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The federal government has recently reaffirmed its commitment to a policy, first proposed in 2014, to boost the pension age to 70 between 2025 and 2035.
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The Australian National University’s (ANU) Professor Heather Booth is the first woman to be appointed Professor of Demography at an Australian university.
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The Australian National University’s (ANU) Heather Booth is the first woman to be appointed Professor of Demography at an Australian university.
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The government claims that changes to the aged pension make the system fairer by targeting wealthy retirees. But are the changes genuinely progressive?
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More people are living longer. This article discusses longevity secrets as well as the broader implications of people living to older ages.