We're concerned that the consequences of entering into some of these financing arrangements will be detrimental to their long-term sovereignty, we want to ensure that they retain their sovereignty, that they have sustainable economies and that they are not trapped into unsustainable debt outcomes. The trap can then be a debt-for-equity swap and they have lost their sovereignty.

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And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

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We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

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At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.

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The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

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Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

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The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.

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The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

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We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care.

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Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.

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It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.

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Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.

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I call on the Australian Government to set out the conditions upon which they will provide a taxpayer funded backing for wholesale term funding for Australian deposit taking institutions. I call on the Government it make clear the conditions upon which taxpayer funds will be used in this way.

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Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

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Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.

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We know that so many of the conditions and diseases that we associate with ageing can often be prevented or in fact their onset delayed if we just took preventative steps earlier in our lives.

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Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time.

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The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.

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Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia.

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Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.

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Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.

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