Aussies living for longer, ABS says
- Explain the meaning of the first sentence of the article
(look further down the article).
- Show how the increase of 126% in the number of people over
80 was calculated.
- What was the median age of Australians in 1971?
- Why is the median used as the average in this article?
- Compare this article with Tassie
counts wrinkles as the nation matures and write a summary
of the changes in the more recent article.
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