Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Hearing Stories of the Past : The Repositories of History and the Future
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'When we first see Daphne, she is sitting in a pool of sunshine at the edge of her veranda. Bougainvilleas puncture small patches of open ground between each cluster of rooms, and an unused swimming pool contains slowly disintegrating giant palm fronds, making the place look like an old tropical motel. The sound of a jet taking off from nearby Darwin airport thunders against the tin roof as the plane spirals off over the Arafura Sea.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Griffith Review Getting On no. 68 April 2020 19074872 2020 periodical issue 'In a world where seventy is the new fifty, old age isn’t what it used to be. As the proportion of older Australians continues to rise, the lived experience of everyone, be they in care or looking after an aged relative, will be intertwined intimately with the phenomenon of longer lives. But longevity brings with it urgent issues: postponement of retirement, the question of financing extended life, how to forge a society that can accommodate the needs of a majority older population with the dynamism of the young.' (Publication summary) 2020 pg. 115-121
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