Ageing

For decades, we've known sunscreen dramatically lowers a person's risk of developing skin cancer, with some of the first evidence coming from (aptly) the Sunshine State. This is how it works.

Len Spence, 101, maintains his competitive edge when he meets a group of mates at the Mildura lawn courts for a hit of tennis. 

As Adelaide-based novelist Carol Lefevre approached 70 years of age, she was struck with a strange feeling of homesickness — not for a place, but for a time.

There are no quick fixes or short cuts to living longer and healthier lives, but the science is clear on the key principles. Here are five things you can do to extend your lifespan and improve your health, writes Hassan Vally.

A major search and rescue operation in Victoria's south-west has entered its third day after a 74-year-old woman was reported missing in the Mount Richmond area, near Portland earlier this week.

A Victorian man is taking his fight to become an NDIS participant to the UN, accusing the Australian government of age discrimination and breaching his human rights.

When residents called on this Victorian council to keep providing in-home aged care services, it listened, despite recent federal reforms that have led other local governments to withdraw from the sector.

The central Victorian community of Heathcote has become a hub of dementia innovation, driven by passionate volunteers and the local hospital.

Life for John Ball is "a bit easier and happier" when he has his weekly chats with volunteer Dale Berrie to look forward to.

A senator's troubling freeze-up in front of the cameras this week has fuelled a national conversation about whether America's politicians are too old.

The latest Intergenerational Report paints a picture of an Australian landscape working in a very different way to ones we have seen in the past. There is no room for blank spots, writes Laura Tingle.