Don Edgar

Dr Don Edgar, OAM, is a sociologist, an Ambassador for NARI (National Ageing Research Institute) and Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Don's recent articles

Medicare skullduggery

Medicare skullduggery

Ageing policy ignores the majority of older people

Ageing policy ignores the majority of older people

Birth rate down; attacks on marriage and family are counterproductive

Birth rate down; attacks on marriage and family are counterproductive

A bonded approach to the education of skilled workers

A bonded approach to the education of skilled workers

Australian Universities Accord lost in a mire of confusion about equity

Australian Universities Accord lost in a mire of confusion about equity

Jim Chalmers value-added capitalism requires upheaval of old age paradigm

Jim Chalmers value-added capitalism requires upheaval of old age paradigm

Family policy has fallen off the radar

Family policy has fallen off the radar

Julian Schultz searches but does not find the soul of the nation

Julian Schultz searches but does not find the soul of the nation

The age-old debate on generational conflict is deeply flawed

The age-old debate on generational conflict is deeply flawed

Housing policy is a failure for young and old

Housing policy is a failure for young and old

Are we more depressed or more diagnosed?

Covid-19 has been a circuit breaker. Now we need to flip a different switch

DON EDGAR. Elections, the arts and regional development

DON EDGAR. Right-wing populism and family values

DON EDGAR. Looking for the cuckoo in the mental health nest.

DON EDGAR AND PATRICIA EDGAR. University reforms needed for the longevity economy.

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