There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of
immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australia's leading specialist on migration …

The commissioned study research report into the 'Economic Implications of an Ageing
Australia'was released April 2005. The Commission found that one quarter of Australians …

Population ageing is profoundly challenging the institutions and systems that organise paid
work, healthcare, and retirement. A major response to these challenges has been to …

Australia has one of the largest percentages of immigrant populations in the developed
world with a highly regulated system of immigration control and regular censuses to track …

This paper provides an overview of trends in fertility in Australia and the potential
implications of these trends. The fertility rate in Australia, like almost all OECD countries, is …

This article considers changing perceptions of adult ageing and their interpretation in social
policy. Once wider international trends are outlined, Australian policy is used as a case …

AGING AND GLOBALIZATION: WITHOUT DOUBT, THESE ARE AMONG THE PRI-mary
processes of transformation in the contemporary world. Both have a long history: in the first …

This paper outlines the key demographic forces shaping New Zealand's future. It ranges
broadly across birth rates, life expectancy and migration to show how this converging …

The final steps in the demographic transition entail important reductions in the natural
dynamics of a population and a progressive aging of its structure. A natural change around …

In the 1970s, the Report of the National Population Inquiry (the Borrie Report) 1 placed
demography in the centre of discussion about the future of the Australian population. Since …