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Population ageing and its associated shift to natural decline are occurring unevenly across and within the various regions of the world. This regionality has particular implications for Australia, where the extent and speed of population ageing differs markedly across and within each State and Territory, but where essentially egalitarian federal policy holds sway over much that affects regional development. As Australia's fastest ageing state, Tasmania will be the first to deal with the major consequences of population ageing. But as the first 'cab off the rank', Tasmania will also in many ways have to define these consequences for the rest of Australia. This paper offers a conceptual and indicative look at just some of the associated issues.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Studies in Human Society
Research Group:	Demography
Research Field:	Population Trends and Policies
Objective Division:	Law, Politics and Community Services
Objective Group:	Community Service (excl. Work)
Objective Field:	Ageing and Older People
UTAS Author:	Jackson, N (Associate Professor Natalie Jackson)
ID Code:	24099
Year Published:	2002
Deposited By:	Sociology and Social Work
Deposited On:	2002-08-01
Last Modified:	2009-10-08
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