Dr Don Edgar and Dr Patricia Edgar
Dr Don Edgar and Dr Patricia Edgar are both Ambassadors for NARI (the National Aging Research Institute) and have written extensively on ageing policy. Don was founding Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies and Patricia was founding Director of the Australian Childrens Television Foundation.
Recent articles by Dr Don Edgar and Dr Patricia Edgar
23 December 2024
It's the family, stupid
What has gone wrong for the Cultural revolution of the 60s-70s? Is it Trump and the MAGA movement as Robert Manne posits, or is it identity politics out of control, as Nicholas Gruen argues — the extremity of political correctness, me-tooism, cancel culture, social tribalism and wokeism — weaponising discourse and driving us apart. There is a further dimension to this debate. ‘It’s the family stupid’. For better or worse, in its infinite variety, we are all born into a family.
6 May 2023
Age care policy needs a complete rethink. Homeshare is one solution
Minister Mark Butlers Hugh Stretton Oration (April 27) demonstrates he gets it. He may be the first Minister we have had in Aged Care who understands the issues of ageing and is prepared to speak out. Policy makers and those in the professional age care industry (both advocates and providers) seem to be trapped in the same outmoded mindset: old people are a problem, needing care (like children) and needing to be sequestered into old peoples ghettoes where others can serve their bodily needs.