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POLITICAL RHETORIC AND PROGRAM DRIFT: HOUSE AND SENATE DEBATES ON THE AGED OR DISABLED PERSONS‘ HOMES ACT
Author(s) -
Dargavel Ricki,
Kendig Hal
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1986.tb00278.x
Subject(s) - rhetoric , politics , house of representatives , political science , public administration , psychology , sociology , law , philosophy , linguistics
The Aged Persons' Homes Act 1954 initiated the now extensive involvement of the Commonwealth Government in funding housing and residential care for older Australians. This article reviews the House and Senate debates related to this legislation from early 1950 to the present. The aim is to identify recurrent themes and ideology underlying the political debate, and their relationship to actual program developments. An understanding of these ideas and expectations can assist in considering options for policy reform in the future.