Australia's intergenerational report projects women's life expectancy hitting nearly 90 by 2065, with shrinking households and AI flagged as a defining economic force. The aging trend is clear, but the report's real weight is in how it frames the policy choices ahead.
healthSunday, September 20, 2026
Life expectancy rises as Australia ages
Australia's Treasury forecasts a steady climb in life expectancy, with women expected to reach nearly 90 by 2065. That's the big-picture trend today, but the real stories are closer to the ground: a fire at an aged care home, a journalist's damning hospital account, and a push for better reproductive health access in Fiji.
Aging and care
Two stories from opposite ends of the care spectrum: a long-term forecast and a real-time emergency.
A fire at the Helping Hand aged care facility in North Adelaide sent one person to hospital. 34 firefighters responded and contained the blaze in 15 minutes, but the incident is a reminder of the vulnerabilities in aged care infrastructure.
Accountability and access
A hospital CEO responds to a scathing patient account, while Fiji works to get teenagers reproductive care.
Journalist Emer O'Kelly's damning account of her experience in a Dublin hospital has prompted the hospital CEO to offer a meeting. Advocates see it as a moment to push for better accountability across the Irish health system.
Fiji's Ministry of Health is rolling out training for health workers and peer educators to improve teenage access to reproductive health services. It's a straightforward public health move in a region where adolescent sexual health is often underfunded.
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