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Australian Government Websites

Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Health & aged care activities; publications & media releases. Publications includes a directory of departmental publications and corporate information such as annual reports, budget papers, corporate plans, certified agreements and departmental record listings
url: http://www.health.gov.au/

New South Wales Dept. of Ageing, Disability and Aged Care
Policy, programmes, information on publications, media relaeses and links to other websites. This website also includes
url: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Committee on Ageing
"The NSW Committee on Ageing (NSWCOA) advises the Government on matters affecting the needs and interests of older people in NSW. The NSWCOA provides advice to Government, conducts consultations and seminars and publishes research on ageing issues."
url: http://www.coa.nsw.gov.au/

Australian Department of Health and Ageing. Office for an Ageing Australia
url: http://www.health.gov.au/acc/ofoa/index.htm

Australian Department of Family and Community Services. Support for the Aged Output Group
"The FaCS output group Support for the Aged contributes to economic and social participation by: assisting retirees to make the best use of savings and investment to maintain their standard of living; and helping support the aged with limited means through the provision of income support."
url: http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/whatfacsdoes/ESP-SupptAged.htm

Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Section on Human Rights of Older Australians.
url: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/older_australians/

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Ageing and Aged Care Portal.
Publications for public policy making in the area of ageing and aged care.
url: http://www.aihw.gov.au/agedcare/index.html

Australian Advocacy & Research Organisations

Advocare
Advocacy to protect the rights of people living in residential aged care facilities or receiving Home and Community Care Services. This web site includes newsletters and information about the organisation.
url: http://www.advocare.org.au/

Aged & Community Services-Australia
"Aged and Community Services Australia (formerly Aged Care Australia Inc) is the national peak body of not for profit church, charitable and community providers of aged and community services." This web site includes sections on community, Health, Housing, Residential, Legislation, Tax reform - GST. Section include summaries of relevant legislation and submission made to government Inquiries. Publications include speeches, short reports, articles, and media releases.
url: http://www.agedcare.org.au/

Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
"Accreditation Agency ('the Agency') is the independent body responsible for managing the accreditation process and ongoing supervision and support for aged care homes in Australia."
url: http://www.accreditation.aust.com/index.html

Alzheimer's Association of Australia
"The Association represents, at the national level, the interests of its federation of members in each State and Territory on all matters relating to dementia and carer issues." The web site includes are links to state organisations.
url: http://www.alzheimers.org.au/

Australian Nursing Homes & Extended Care Association (NSW & ACT)
"The Association represents the private, church, charitable, and community sectors and has served the industry for some 68 years and continues to strive for excellence in aged care in a commercially viable environment"
url: http://www.anhecansw.net.au/

The Australian Association of Gerontology
Rsearch on ageing, networking, education, and policy development
url: http://www.aag.asn.au/

Council on the Ageing (COTA)
independent consumer organisation run by and for older Australians
url: http://www.cota.org.au/

National Seniors Association
"National Seniors Association (NSA) was formed in 1991 from the merger of Mature Australia of New South Wales and Later Years of Queensland and a further merger with Self Funded Retirees of Western Australia. NSA is a not-for-profit membership based community organisation which has as its major objectives"
url: http://www.nationalseniors.com.au/

National Ageing Research Institute
Centre for medical research in Australia (biological, clinical and service delivery). iresearch centres on the consequences of ageing and its social accompaniments
url: http://www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au/

Carers Australia
"Carers Australia is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of carers. Carers Australia is the national peak carer organisation with eight member organisations – the Carers Associations in each state and territory. Carers Australia works to promote the recognition of the important role of cares in our community and to empower carers so that they will be better informed and resourced."
url: http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/

Research Centre on Ageing and Retirement
Based at the University of New South Wales, Sydney "RCAR, provides the opportunity for a number of senior academics across several disciplines who have been working on issues of ageing and retirement to come together to examine the interrelatedness of so many of the issues concerning ageing and retirement."
url: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/ageing/

International & Overseas Advocacy Organisations

Age Concern
UK based information resource.
url: http://www.ace.org.uk/

AgeNet
"The AgeNet project (Directed by Dr David Metz) functioned from April 1997 to May 2000. Its aims were to stimulate multidisciplinary and multisector research partnerships relevant to academia, industry and the National Health Service which would have a beneficial outcome for the health and quality of life of older people."
url: http://www.agenet.ac.uk/

International Federation on Ageing
url: http://www.ifa-fiv.org/

National Institute on Aging
A US based governmental organisation "The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form the National Institute on Aging to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research."
url: http://www.nia.nih.gov/

Global Action on Aging
"International grassroots citizen group that works on issues of concern to older people. It reports on older people's needs and potential within the globalized world economy. And it advocates by, with and for older people worldwide."
url: http://www.globalaging.org/index.htm

Reference & Statistics

Australian Department of Health and Ageing Legislation
Aged Care Act 1997, Aged Care Principles, A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (ANTS) Determinations by the Minister for Aged Care under ANTS.
url: http://www.health.gov.au/acc/legislat/legindex.htm

The National Strategy for an Ageing Australia
The Strategy is available to read online or download in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
url: http://www.health.gov.au/acc/ofoa/ageing_policy/nsaa/nsaa.htm

Australian Department of Health and Ageing. Office for an Ageing Australia. Ageing Policy
url: http://www.health.gov.au/acc/ofoa/ageing_policy/index.htm

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Population - Population Projections: Our ageing population
Excellent statistical overview of Australia's Ageing population. Includes references to additional statistival sources.
url: ABS data

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Disability, Ageing and Carers
Links to ABS special publications and key data sources.
url: ABS data

Older Australians at a Glance
Statistical overview of older Australians produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Office for Older Australians in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
url: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/welfare/oag02/index.html

Older People, New South Wales
ABS Data available for downloading University of Sydney Staff and students only.
url: ABS Data

New South Wales Older People's Health Survey 1999
The report of the New South Wales Older People’s Health Survey 1999 provides comprehensive information on the health and well-being of older people in NSW. The survey was carried out by telephone in late 1999 and early 2000 in response to the need for timely, reliable and relevant information on the lifestyle, health and well-being of older people. Over 9,000 people aged 65 years and over agreed to participate. The survey was funded by by the NSW Health Department and the NSW Ageing and Disability Department."
url: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/ophs99/index.htm

The Aged in Australia
A Research Guide and Select Bibliography of Australian Publications.Prepared by the National Library of Australia to mark the International Year of Older Persons 1999. Compiled by Roy Jordan. National Library of Australia 1999.
url: http://www.nla.gov.au/guides/aged/index.html

Electronic publications

Australian Department of Ageing and Aged Care. Service Provider Publications
url: http://www.health.gov.au/acc/publicat/sppubs.htm

ReportAge
ReportAge is The Council on the Ageing (COTA's) parliamentary and policy bulletin published six times per year. Selected articles only.
url: http://www.cota.org.au/about/membersh.htm

Ageing yet diverse: the changing shape of Australia's population
Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu and Grace Soriano Australian Family Briefing no.10, September 2001.
url: http://www.aifs.org.au/institute/pubs/briefing10.pdf

Council on the Ageing (Australia)The Economics of the Ageing Population: The Role of Mature Age Employment
COTA presentation to Committee for Economic Development of Australia Seminar Australia’s Ageing Workforce 20 March 2001, Melbourne
url: http://www.cota.org.au/economic.htm

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Disability and Ageing Australian Population Patterns and Implications.
AIHW "Study of disability and ageing in Australia was commissioned by the National Disability Administrators. The study is designed to provide information to assist disability support service providers and senior policy makers faced with questions about the likely impacts of population ageing on disability prevalence, support services and availability of informal assistance."
url: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/dis/da/

The Recruitment of Older Australian Workers: A Survey of Employers in a High Growth Industry
Report from the Social POlicy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales
url: Download PDF document

Early Retirement: Does it Lead to Dependency on Income Support?
Report from the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales
url: Download PDF document

Papers from the Conference on Policy Implications of the Ageing of Australia's Population Conference (1999)
Full text of papers are available in PDF format. The Conference was held in Melbourne, Victoria by the Productivity Commission and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
url: http://www.pc.gov.au/research/confproc/ageing/

The Funding and Supply (1985–2000) of Residential Aged Care Beds
Electronic Brief produced by the Parliament of Australia. Parliamentary Library. Social Policy Group. Excellent resource for the implications of an ageing population on Aged Care beds. Includes links to related internet resources.
url: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/agedcarebeds.htm

Australian Institute of Criminology: Crime and Older People
A collection of Papers from a conference held in 1993.
url: http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/olderpeople/

Australian Institute of Criminology: Crime Prevention for Older Australians
Marianne Pinkerton James Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology. Available for downloading in PDF format includes statistical data relating to fear and perception of safety amongst elderly people.
url: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/crimprev/old/