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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2025 · 25 MIN

Working while caring in the era of longevity

from The Women's Agenda Podcast

We are in a care crisis, thanks to various forces compounding together, including the fact that Australians are now living longer. But the problem is not beyond our imaginations to solve. Abby Bloom joins the podcast, who has just penned a piece for Women’s Agenda on The Cost of Not Caring, and why Australia’s “safety net” is all of us. Abby is an expert in longevity, health, and care, with lived experience of caring remotely and understanding how the care crisis affects multiple generations. She has been researching and writing about the eldercare crisis – and has put what she’s learnt in a new book about caring for business, government and employees – launching at NSW Parliament tomorrow. It’s called “The Cost of Not Caring: Working while caring in the era of longevity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are in a care crisis, thanks to various forces compounding together, including the fact that Australians are now living longer. But the problem is not beyond our imaginations to solve. Abby Bloom joins the podcast, who has just penned a piece for Women’s Agenda on The Cost of Not Caring, and why Australia’s “safety net” is all of us. Abby is an expert in longevity, health, and care, with lived experience of caring remotely and understanding how the care crisis affects multiple generations. She has been researching and writing about the eldercare crisis – and has put what she’s learnt in a new book about caring for business, government and employees – launching at NSW Parliament tomorrow. It’s called “The Cost of Not Caring: Working while caring in the era of longevity  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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