It’s become the angry corner of the Fair Go For the FiftyUps campaign with many respondents spitting chips at what they see as the ultimate hypocrisy and unfair go. The target of their contempt isn’t power companies or banks but politicians they feel are riding the high hog in Canberra while passing judgement over their financial futures. Every day brings more fuel to the fire... read more>

A major new survey of 10,000 Australians over-50 shows why their views need to be considered together with the 90 leaders from the social services sector, unions, businesses and policy think tanks at the National Reform Summit  The Fair Go for Fifty Up’s campaign has polled 10,000 Australians so far and found the single most important financial issue for older Australians is ... read more>

The stakes in this court battle could hardly be higher. A tribunal is deciding if your power bills will actually go down or unbelievably climb by almost $6 billion over the next four years. But given the public anger about bills, which have already doubled in the past five years, it’s all very polite. At the tribunal a smiling informal judge greet us and there’s home-made scon... read more>

Hardship has trumped energy efficiency as the most common way to keep power bills affordable this winter, according to the current FiftyUp Club energy poll available here Asked to choose up to three strategies you’re using to keep bills down, 80% said turning off powerpoints and lights, and 58% are foregoing the heater, even though you’re cold. “I'm going around ... read more>

Who do you believe – the energy regulator charged with putting the long-term interests of consumers first? Or the NSW ‘poles and wires’ companies which actually deliver the stuff?  That’s essentially the argument behind a high stakes legal stoush which will determine the size of planned 5-12% reductions to your next electricity bills. And it’s especially... read more>