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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see more in Web Links and Documents section)

AGE, September 5, Insight section, page 3, analysis (ref also to life expectancy, longevity and social, economic and health care effects) by Adele Horin, `The time of our longer lives'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-time-of-our-longer-lives-20090904-fbg1.html

AGE, December 30, page 1, news item by Peter Martin, `So can we still feed them now they're 64?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/so-can-we-still-feed-them-now-theyre-64-20091229-lis2.html

AUST, January 28, page 11, analysis by Adam Cresswell, `The real cost of a long life'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/the-real-cost-of-a-long-life/story-e6frg6z6-1225824117183

AUST, February 2, page 13, editorial (with cartoon), `The trouble with talking about the next generation'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/the-trouble-with-talking-about-the-next-generation/story-e6frg71x-1225825692199

AUST, February 2, page 11, analysis by Tom Dusevic, `Our coming of age'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/our-coming-of-age/story-e6frg6z6-1225825666817

AGE, February 2, page 9, comment by Tim Colebatch, `(Intergenerational) Report fails to make the grade'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/report-fails-to-make-the-grade-20100201-n8rb.html

AGE, February 2, page 9, editorial, `Decisions now alter destiny in 2050'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/decisions-now-alter-destiny-in-2050-20100201-n8rg.html

AGE, February 2, page 4, news items (with projections to 2050) by Peter Martin and Metherell, `Aged to hit budget hard by 2050, report warns'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/aged-to-hit-budget-hard-by-2050-report-warns-20100201-n8y0.html

AUST, February 1, page 15, editorial, `We need tough treatment for high healthcare results'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/we-need-tough-treatment-for-high-healthcare-costs/story-e6frg71x-1225825220103

AUST, February 1, page 1, news item by Samantha Maiden, `Swan's carrot for older workers'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/wayne-swans-carrot-for-older-workers/story-e6frgczf-1225825257525

AUST, January 30, page 14, comment (ref to Martin Amis' call for "euthanasia booths") by Brendan O'Neill, `Longevity is a triumph, not a problem'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/longevity-is-a-triumph-not-a-problem/story-e6frg6zo-1225824847907

AUST, February 18, page 12, comment by Gary Johns, `The elderly can pay for nursing homes'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/the-elderly-can-pay-for-nursing-homes/story-e6frg6zo-1225831542541

AUST, February 12, page 14, comment (on the Intergenerational Report) by Henry Ergas, `Much thicker but no wiser'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/opinion/much-thicker-but-no-wiser/story-e6frgd0x-1225829337158

AGE, February 23, page 9, analysis by Farah Farouque, `Boom, crash, learn' (with related item, `Age discrimination shuts the door on a wealth of experience').
http://www.theage.com.au/national/boom-crash-learn-20100222-orvd.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/age-discrimination-shuts-door-on-a-wealth-of-experience-20100222-orvb.html

AUST, March 29, page 14, comment by Glenn Milne, `For those of a certain age, health is everything'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/for-those-of-a-certain-age-health-is-everything/story-e6frg75x-1225846613143

AGE, April 11, page 13, analysis by Kathy Evans, `The future is grey'.
http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/the-future-is-grey-20100410-rzw3.html

AUST, June 3, page 11, comment by Anatole Kaletsky, `Retirement revolution to shake the world'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/retirement-revolution-to-shake-world/story-e6frg6zo-1225874710567