AAG 500 blog

21/05/2026

How Ageism Shapes Disease, Disability, and Health Trajectories

By AAG Challenging Ageism Special Interest Group (CHALAGEISMSIG)

27/04/2026

Flexible and diverse housing for older people: Needed not “niche”

By AAG member Dr Victoria Cornell

19/02/2026

Australasian Journal on Ageing: our platform for global impact

By Senior Policy and Research Officer, Dr Andrea Petriwskyj

2/12/2025

Why multidisciplinary approaches are essential to health and disease management in Later Life

By Senior Policy and Research Officer, Dr Andrea Petriwskyj

26/11/2025

Post-conference reflections: AAG President, Anita Westera

This month’s blog is a reflection from AAG President, Anita Westera, following a very successful and memorable 58th AAG Conference in Mparntwe Alice Springs

25/11/2025

ACT Division Update Reflections Alice Springs

Prof Aimee Spector, 2025 Gary Andrews International Fellow, attended the 58th AAG Conference with PhD students, Melissa Melville and Suman Kurana, who reflected on their time in Alice Springs.

30/10/2025

Giving people with dementia a voice in aged care quality assessment

By AAG member and 2023 Strategic Innovation Program awardee, Associate Professor Rachel Milte

10/09/2025

Talking Tech with the Victorian Division Technology Sub-Committee

By Prof Jenny Waycott, Chair of the AAG Victorian Division Technology Sub-Committee

21/08/2025

Co-design – a meaningful way to engage and empower older people

By AAG member and 2023 Hal Kendig Research Development Program awardee, Dr Abby Haynes

31/07/2025

Sexual Health and Ageing: A Conversation We Need to Have

By AAG member and 2023 RM Gibson awardee, Louise Bourchier

5/07/2025

Happy birthday, Ruth! AAG Royalty turns 100, offers award

By AAG Board Member, Keryn Curtis

23/06/2025

Academic writing - it’s not just about peer-reviewed publications!

AAG Board member and immediate past AAG WA Division Chair, Elissa Burton, talks about the impacts of blogging as an extension to academic writing.

29/05/2025

Reconciliation in 2025, learning from our segregated past to build a united future - May 2025

Commentary from AAG National Office written by Dr Ellen Finlay, AAG’s First Nations Policy and ATSIAAG Officer

23/04/2025

Message from the CEO - April 2025

By AAG Chief Executive Officer, Renu Borst

24/02/2025

Chronic Lower Limb Oedema in Older Adults: Why Screening Matters

By AAG member Maree O'Connor

24/10/2024

Is laughter really the best medicine?

By AAG member Dr Meg Polacsek

1/08/2024

Community Hubs: an immeasurable social investment of staying connected in community

By AAG member Dr Chiara Naseri

24/06/2024

Guidelines for hospitalised older adults to incorporate body-movement

By AAG member Dr Claire Baldwin

8/05/2024

Paramedics and dementia care

By AAG member Max Han

15/04/2024

Intergenerational digital storytelling

By AAG members Mark Silver and Lysha Lee

19/03/2024

Racing into a healthy lifestyle: Evaluating a cycling competition in residential care

By AAG member Dr Ruth Brookman from The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development at Western Sydney University

20/02/2024

Looking after our eyes as we age

By AAG member Dr Marianne Coleman

19/01/2024

Dementia and voluntary assisted dying research

By AAG member and PhD candidate Adrienne Matthys

8/12/2023

The power of community

By Dr Meg Polacsek, AAG Communications, Advocacy and Grants Manager

23/11/2023

Talking about frailty

By Dr Arti Appannah and colleagues from Bolton Clarke