{"id":145258,"date":"2026-05-11T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/?page_id=145258"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:39:16","slug":"ageing-well","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-rumble\/ageing-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Ageing well in Australia \u2013 Let’s talk about it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Australia\u2019s population is ageing as we live much longer \u2013 but how prepared are we and our systems to support later life and independence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many Aussies, making decisions about retirement, housing, and support can be complex. Access to information, financial capability, and the ability to use available resources play a crucial role in shaping experiences of ageing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join Associate Professor Graham Ferguson, Adjunct Professor Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor Amity James and Dr Adrienne Traill as they share research from Curtin’s Faculty of Business and Law on retirement planning, housing stability and maintaining independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This session will explore the realities of ageing, focusing on how people experience and navigate the systems that shape later life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is for those working in policy, finance, housing, aged care, and community services, as well as anyone interested in the future of ageing in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t make it in person, you can join us online. Once you\u2019ve registered, you\u2019ll receive a confirmation email with the livestream link.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Date<\/b>
\nThursday 25 June 2026<\/p>\n

Time<\/b>
\n9.30am \u2013 10.00am: Registration and activation booths (coffee and tea on arrival)
\n10.00am \u2013 10.55am: Formal proceedings
\n10.55am \u2013 11.15am: Networking, morning tea and activation booths
\n11.15am \u2013 12.00pm: Fireside chat and Q&A <\/p>\n

Location<\/b>
\nThe Lantern, Level 7<\/a>
\nT.L. Robertson Library, Building 105
\nCurtin University
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Associate Professor Graham Ferguson<\/h2><\/div>
\n Curtin University\n <\/div>

Graham Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University and leads the Unheard Consumer Research Team. This team seeks to understand the lived experience of unheard consumers in Australian society. This includes the experience of ageing consumers, their lifestyle choices, and their challenges. Since 2018, the research team has conducted thousands of interviews with older consumers and their stakeholders across the ageing journey with a continual focus on empowerment, independence, quality of life and wellbeing. <\/p><\/div>