Meet the oldest Air Ambulance Nurse in Australia

I am 65, in good health and working part-time. I enjoy the mental stimulation and social aspects of work and my earnings supplement the age pension and my meagre superannuation. My husband, also 65, has done heavy manual work all his life, and although the mind is willing, unfortunately, the body can no longer cope. If the government wants us to work until the age of 70 we should be eligible for income protection and life insurance from our superannuation funds after the age of 65. 

There are large numbers of older people that can't continue to work past retirement age,nor should they have to. You can't retrain everyone for jobs outside their skill set, or that might not be available anyway. 

I retired on ill health in 1994 aged 44 (stroke). 1 yr hospital / rehab. Left with multiplied disabilities but went back to work full time then part time. Self educated in finance and now have own home based business working as required. Had I not followed this course I would describe myself as a "tired, poor & hungry pensioner". Now I have some extra cream on my pud. 

I have just turned fifty and have started to look for work again after spending two years in hospital and at home with my daughter who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. Does anyone know of any organisations that help the over 50s return to meaningful employment and count maturity as a positive and not a reason to look elsewhere. Maybe that could be a feature of this site as well as the discounts and special offers. 

I applied for every job I felt I could do well, hundreds of them and probably only received 3 "thank you but no thank you" letters back - I was 64 yrs old at the time - I believe companies feel we are "too old" once we pass 50, which is a great pity, I have experience as a policewoman (10 yrs), company secretary (5 yrs), medical rep (10 yrs), P.A. 5 yrs . I have a lot to offer but apparently my age is the drawback. 

I worked Qld State Govt - under Anna's regime. It was very clear that anyone past early retirement age (55) wasn't welcome to stay. In fact, push to leave. 

I am 65 and have just learned that I cannot get a Seniors card as I work four days which takes me over 20 hours a week! I started working (in the holidays) when I was 12, and have never been on the dole in my life. Why should the boat people be entitled to so much assistance, especially those who have no identification papers? I believe that anyone who has NOT paid taxes here should be entitled to one cent of the Australian taxpayers money. 

As with life, we all age differently, so 'one size' does not fit all. There are those happy to work longer and I know some people like this but they are generally the ones who cannot of ford to travel or afford some sort of hobby. Then there are those, like my Dad, who was a dog expound meant officer, grave digger and general hand on the council. There is a limit to an ability to sustain such type of work as you get older so a 'shift in duties' would have to be made and this is unlikely to suit employers. (When Dad retired they hired three people to do what he was doing). By retiring at a 'younger' age, I would have thought it gave an opportunity for younger people to be employed. Technology is also changing how we do things so less people are employed as machines do the work. So, it's not a simple 'blanket approach' - maybe they should have a think tank and get people together to discuss a solution. Me, I am happy to retire earlier and I did so knowing I would have to support myself for a number of years without government assistance. 

I am 66 yrs & still working because I feel well enough . I have raised 6 children & started working at 13 yrs of age. Doing part time only because I can't cope with full time work. My husband is 9 years younger so I need to wait for him to retire. I am still hopeful of winning lotto so we both can retire & travel. LOL. Regards Carol. 

Of Course....make the people who have already worked their guts out, work until they drop dead. We have already done our bit. Why aren't you looking at welfare payments to people who have never had a job ? This country needs a massive shakeup from welfare to immigration but still the baby boomers get to work and pay forever to support the poor princesses who don't want to work....Could this be any more wrong ?????