Older Australians overwhelmingly support the Treasurer's plans to allow retirees to downsize to smaller homes without being penalised, a poll of FiftyUp Club members shows. Scott Morrison has been open to community opinion on tax reform and has been canvassing a range of reforms. The FiftyUp Club poll of 2,600 members has found 90% think retirees should have the option to sell ... read more>

A small but hardy group of FiftyUp Club members which gathered outside Canberra’s parliament house made the point eloquently. As a significant part of the community representing one in three Australians we each have more power together than apart. We have more economic interests in common than those opinions which might divide us.  And it makes sense to listen to each other.... read more>

A survey into cost of living pressures for older Australians provides the Treasurer and Prime Minister with all the answers they need on tax reform.   Nick Rakis, 57, from Sylvania is just one of 20,000 over 50s who have joined a campaign to highlight the cost of living pressures, including the tax system, older Australians face as they retire. Like many older Australians he is ope... read more>

Dear Malcolm, As a sixty year-old who is now our prime minister may I congratulate you, at least on behalf of some of our 130,000 members, on your sudden elevation and commend the benefits of joining the FiftyUp Club. The snap poll alongside this letter on the website may give you some idea as to your current popularity amongst the members who have previously told they are predominantly c... read more>

No one looks forward to paying household bills but almost 60% of FiftyUps suffer stress doing so,  with up to 15% of those describing the pain as extreme or high. A mighty 15,000 have so far answered the Fair Go For FiftyUps campaign opening up on the pressure of payments, the bills we love to hate and the sacrifices made to pay them. Private health insurance stood out by a country m... read more>