Thursday Three - 04 Jun 2026

• Natalie Siegel-Brown, Inspector General of Aged Care, joins AAG Conversations: Issues that Matter

• #AAGConf26 is going to be BIG! Record abstracts received

• Gerontological Nurses Competencies (GNC) First Nations Bursary winners

Natalie Siegel-Brown, Inspector General of Aged Care, joins
AAG Conversations: Issues that Matter

Fresh off the back of the first episode in our AAG Conversations: Issues that Matter series - we're thrilled to announce Episode 2!

Human Rights Under Support at Home: Legislation to Lived Experience

📆 Tuesday, 9th June 2026 | 🕤 9:30 to 11:30AM AEST | 💻 via Zoom

Australia’s new Aged Care Act promises a rights-based system that puts older people at the centre. But how are those rights being experienced in practice, particularly under the new Support at Home program?

This webinar brings together perspectives from older people and advocates, providers, policy and regulatory experts to explore what the transition to Support at Home looks like in real life.

Featuring another fantastic panel facilitated this time by AAG President Anita Westera and including Natalie Siegel-Brown, Inspector General of Aged Care; lived experience and aged care advocate, Gwenda Darling; Samantha Edmonds, Older Persons Advocacy Network, and Lisa Rollinson, Brotherhood of St Laurence.

➡️ Register today and add your expertise and voice to the conversation!

#AAGConf2026 is going to be BIG! Record abstracts received

The AAGConf26 in Melbourne this year is buzzing with excitement, having received a fantastic total of 572 abstract submissions! That's a remarkable 100 more than in Hobart in 2024, and 62% more than the last time in Melbourne, back in 2018.

You have made it abundantly clear - the annual AAG national conference is truly special and recognised as the leading, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary event, bringing everyone together to share valuable insights on ageing and ageing research.

And this year is no different! We’re excited to announce international guest, Dr Jennifer Walker.

Dr Walker is a member of Six Nations of the Grand River, holds a PhD in Community Health Sciences (Epidemiology) from the University of Calgary, is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Data and Aging at McMaster University, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact. A passionate co-lead of the Indigenous Cognitive Health Program within the Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration in Aging, her research has made meaningful strides in developing culturally safe methods for dementia prevention and diagnosis.

We’re thrilled to have Dr Walker’s involvement as a speaker throughout the AAGConf26 pre-conference program, including the AAG Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Stream and the Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice and Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA) Publish Before You Perish workshops.

Read more about Dr Walker and other announced speakers and register today!

Gerontological Nurses Competencies (GNC) First Nations Bursary winners

AAG, Gerontological Nurses Competencies (GNC) and University of Sunshine Coast are pleased to announce the recipients of the GNC First Nations Bursary to attend AAGConf26.

This bursary is offered to support the attendance and participation of two Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with a nursing background or currently studying nursing. The award is made possible by the Aged Care Transition into Practice Program (ACTPP) funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Each recipient will receive a full conference registration plus $350 towards travel expenses.

The 2026 GNC First Nations Bursary awardees are:

• Kira Mackay, a Biripi woman from NSW Mid-North Coast region working in an Aboriginal Medical Service in Bunbury, WA.
• Amelie Dean, a Yinggarda woman completing her Honours Degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast with a focus on improving nursing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander older people.

We congratulate the above award recipients and look forward to catching up Kira and Amelie at the conference! Find out more and register today!