She is also the national president of the Australian Population Association. Natalie gained her Ph.D. in demography from the Australian National University, and also holds a Master of Social Science in demography and anthropology from the University of Waikato in New Zealand.Her main area of research is the different rates of population ageing unfolding across Australia’s states, territories and local government areas, and the social, economic and political implications of these trends. She is widely consulted on and published in the field, and has given over 100 invited presentations on this topic over the past five years. Natalie says that as an ageing baby boomer herself, she is driven to ensuring that demographic trends are fully understood and prepared for, both for her own comfort, and for those who must change the way they presently do business.