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We've popped the question

17 February, 2012 Valentine’s Day 2012 was a very special opportunity for people living with dementia to get their message across to our political leaders. It was yet another turning point for Alzheimer’s Australia in the Fight Dementia Campaign.

Dementia epidemic needs $500 million war chest

13 February, 2012 Alzheimer ’s Australia CEO Glenn Rees says the dementia epidemic is not coming, it’s arrived. He tells David Hutchins the government needs a massive war chest to fight it.

Australians Deserve to Age Well Campaign

08 February, 2012 Alzheimer's Australia is part of the Australians Deserve to Age Well campaign.

International dementia awards in Australia for the first time

06 February, 2012 The prestigious International Dementia Excellence Awards (IDEAwards) are coming to Australia for the first time this year, against the backdrop of warnings about the global increase in dementia.

ACA features Alzheimer's Hope short documentary

06 February, 2012 On Friday 3rd of February ACA featured a short documentary on NSW couple Joan and Barry Freeman.

A Valentine's Day to remember

02 February, 2012 On Valentine's Day we will pop this question to our political leaders: what would you do if your loved one couldn't remember you?

The fight goes international

23 January, 2012 Dementia and National Policy: A Time for Revolution?

Dementia has to be treated as a priority

07 January, 2012 An opinion piece by CEO of Alzheimer’s Australia, Glenn Rees, featured in the Sydney morning Herald on Saturday 7 January.

Fight Dementia March Video

05 January, 2012 On Thursday 13 October 2011, 500 people marched on Parliament House, Canberra, to fight to put things right.

12 dementia champions 12 Christmas wishes

14 December, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia has launched the Christmas component of its Fight Dementia campaign.

Prime Minister learns about the Fight Dementia campaign

07 December, 2011 The President of Alzheimer’s Australia, Ita Buttrose and CEO, Glenn Rees had the opportunity yesterday, 6 December to brief the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard on the Fight Dementia campaign.

Ita Buttrose, Sue Pieters-Hawke and Professor Brodaty address ALP National Conference

05 December, 2011 Delegates to the Australian Labor Party’s 46th National Conference had the opportunity to learn about dementia at a lunch with Alzheimer’s Australia’s National President, Ita Buttrose, National Ambassador, Sue Pieters-Hawke and Medical Advisor, Professor Henry Brodaty.

How health reform and doctors can help people with dementia

21 November, 2011 Alzheimer's Australia President, Ita Buttrose addressed the AGPN National Forum on 19 November about challenges to the health care system over the next few decades from a consumer perspective.

NPS warns of use of antipsychotics and dementia

18 November, 2011 A new warning from Australia’s NPS: Better choices, Better health has advised against the long term use of anti-psychotic medications for people with dementia.

New BrainyApp launches today

09 November, 2011 It's official! BrainyApp is here and available for free download on the App Store. We would love you to download the app and share it with your friends, colleagues and family.

Alzheimer's Australia Supports Emerging Researchers

09 November, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Research Grants and Fellowships. Once again, the Dementia Grants Program will fund a wide range of research projects, with a specific focus on capacity-building through supporting early career researchers.

Alzheimer's Australia response to 60 Minutes Program 6 November 2011

07 November, 2011 Etanercept and Dementia Alzheimer’s Australia Position Statement

National Action on Dementia

20 October, 2011 Australia was the first country to make dementia a national health priority in 2005 with the Dementia Initiative. The Dementia Initiative has now been terminated and we now need to build for the future.

Fight Dementia March hits Parliament House

14 October, 2011 Yesterday marked a special day for the members and supporters of Alzheimer’s Australia as almost 500 people marched on Parliament House in the fight against dementia.

Alzheimer's Disease International Statement on Non Communicable Disease Summit

22 September, 2011 This week the United Nations held only its second meeting in its history on a global health issues by convening a Summit on Non Communicable Diseases (NCD).

Our 2011 Consumer Survey is available online now

15 September, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia advocates for people with dementia and their families and carers. Currently we are collecting the views of individuals affected by dementia to help us with this work.

Alzheimer's Disease International announce the launch of the I Can! I Will! website

15 September, 2011 Alzheimer's Disease International are pleased to announce the launch of the I Can! I Will! website.

Fifty percent of dementia cases go undiagnosed

13 September, 2011 Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer’s Australia, said that two reports released on 13th September showed that Australia needed a national strategy to promote early diagnosis of dementia and interventions through awareness raising and training of health and social workers.

Have your say on aged care reform

17 October, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia will be holding consumer consultations on the Productivity Commission’s report Caring for Older Australians across Australia from 17 October to 4 November.

Have your say on aged care reform

08 September, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia will be holding consumer consultations on the Productivity Commission’s report, Caring for Older Australians, across Australia from 17 October to 4 November.

Applications now open for research scholarships and grants

07 September, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia Research (AAR) is calling for applications for 5 PhD scholarships and 2 Dementia Research Grants.

Forget Me Not invites you to FMN Again

24 September, 2011 Forget Me Not Girls, Alzheimer's Australia's Young Ambassadors are holding their second fundraiser in Sydney on 24th September, with all money raised going towards Alzheimer's and dementia research and care.

Dementia Awareness Week

18 August, 2011 This year Dementia Awareness Week will run from 16-26 September and is themed "Worried About Your Memory?"

The French lead the way on dementia

05 August, 2011 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has set a global precedent for government action on dementia.

Productivity Commission Report ignores dementia

08 August, 2011 Today's release of the Productivity Commission’s report Caring for Older Australians has been a disappointment for people with dementia, their families and carers.

Thank you for your support

27 July, 2011 Commonwealth Bank’s Community Seeds campaign has now ended! Thank you for helping us raise much needed funds for Alzheimer’s Australia Research.

Susan Greenfield Addresses the National Press Club

18 July, 2011 On July 13, 2011, Baroness Susan Greenfield presented A Dementia Free Future Fantasy or Reality to the National Press Club of Australia which was also broadcast live on ABC1.

NHMRC - Alzheimer's Australia Joint Workshop on improving dementia care through research translation

05 July, 2011 The NHMRC-Alzheimer's Australia joint workshop on priorities and strategies for translating research evidence into improved dementia care was held today.

Fight Dementia

29 September, 2011 Support Alzheimer’s Australia in their fight against dementia by sharing your story

Alzheimer's Australia invites Baroness Greenfield to present an Australian Tour

24 June, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia invited Baroness Greenfield to present to the Australian public about the future of the brain and whether a dementia free world is achievable.

Give Us Your Vote Today, And Commonwealth Bank Will Give Us $5 For That Vote

10 May, 2011 We need your help to raise money for Alzheimer’s Australia Research – and all it takes is one click on Facebook.

New Alzheimer's Australia Young Ambassadors

09 May, 2011 Forget Me Not Girls; Sophie Pieters-Hawke, Andrea Britz, Annabelle Boyd-Jones and Tess Paul become Alzheimer's Australia's new Young Ambassadors.

Euthanasia is only one part of the end-of-life debate

03 May, 2011 A discussion paper released today by Alzheimer’s Australia, “Planning for the End of Life for People with Dementia Part 2” looks at the issue of euthanasia and explores the arguments on both sides of the debate, including particular issues relevant to people with dementia.

The folly of politicising medical research funding

13 April, 2011 Professor David Ames , Chief Medical Advisor to Alzheimer's Australia, response to the rumoured $400 million cuts to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) budget in the 2011/2012 Federal Budget.

New documentary - The Long Goodbye

08 April, 2011 Launched Tuesday 5 April, 2011 at NSW Parliament House the new documentary The Long Goodbye shows the courage, bravery and generosity of three families who care for someone with dementia.

Planning for End of Life for People with Dementia

04 April, 2011 Planning for the end of life is critical yet often neglected. Research shows that people who have completed some form of advance care planning are more likely to receive end of life care more aligned to their wishes than those who have not, yet 49% of people have not completed any form of advance care planning.

Aged care reform matters to the quality of life for 1.5 million people affected by dementia

21 March, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia has submitted their response to the Productivity Commission‘s Draft Report on Aged Care for Older Australians.

Australians fear dementia second only to cancer

15 March, 2011 A new report that was released today has shown that almost two out of three Australians (63%) over the age of 18 are scared of developing Dementia – a fear second only to the fear of developing cancer (66%).

Dementia is core business for aged care

25 February, 2011 The new report Caring Places Volume 2 reports that the consequence of a national shortage of over 279,000 community and residential care places by 2050 will be an average deficit of 1,800 aged care places in every Commonwealth Electoral Division.

Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Elect for Alzheimer's Australia

22 February, 2011 Alzheimer’s Australia has welcomed Ita Buttrose AO, OBE as new President Elect for the organisation.

Alzheimer's Australia Research announces new research grants

01 February, 2011 Research grants in excess of $1 million per year for the next three years open.

Release of draft Productivity Commission report on Caring for Older Australians

21 January, 2011 Alzheimer's Australia's response to the draft report Caring for Older Australians

Sir Michael Parkinson Fundraiser

23 December, 2010 NSW Honorary Ambassador Sir Michael Parkinson to hold fundraising lunch in Sydney.

Cutting edge approach to research

08 September, 2010 On the 7th September, Alzheimer’s Australia launched the new National Quality Dementia Care Initiative in Sydney.

Dementia Initiative National Evaluation

22 December, 2010 On 1 October 2010, the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler released the independent Evaluation of the Dementia Initiative.

Alzheimer’s Australia’s Federal Budget Submission 2011

21 December, 2010 In its 2011 Budget Submission to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler MP, Alzheimer's Australia has requested $178.9 million over three years for the Dementia Initiative.

Productivity commission public inquiry into caring for older Australians

23 July, 2010 On 21 April 2010 the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot MP, announced an Inquiry by the Productivity Commission’s into Caring for Older Australians

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