A day in the life of a nursing homePlaying bingo? Eating jelly? Swallowing pills? Amelia Gentleman spends a day in an old person’s home, giving us a sad glimpse into our futures, boredom and all.
Health and ageing
Rudd’s new Ministry sticks to the Howard mould
Kevin Rudd’s new Ministry has a familiar feel to it. As promised, it hasn’t shaken up the Canberra bureaucracy too much, so that the pencil pushers can hit the ground running – well, sauntering – with the ALP agenda, writes David MacCormack.
