A Newspoll in The Australian on Monday revealed that more people rank health and Medicare as “very important” in this election than any other issue. Take our Healthcare costs survey No wonder both sides have spent the week fighting for your votes amidst claim and counter-claim about everything from bulk billing to the cost of medicines. It’s a key area of concern for Fif... read more>

FiftyUp Club member Denis from Queensland shares his frustration with telco issues We live about 18k out of Maleny (which is about 40k from the major towns of Caloundra and Maroochydore in Qld. We have a land line and mobile phone with Mobile Broadband Internet. As we speak, the land line has been out of action since the end of April, reported to our telco. The promised fix of May 5th h... read more>

ACT: You then have 2 hours of madcap fun tracking down the clues, taking selfies to prove you were there, performing hilarious challenges and meeting new people along the way. Return to the starting point at 3:30pm to wait and chat to your new friends until the scores are tallied up. The winner is announced at 4pm with great prizes can be won!  *This event is organised by The Everyday A... read more>

    A new book due for release next week may resonate with some of our members... Michelle Wyatt's mum always joked with the family that if she ever developed Alzheimer's like her own mother-Michelle's grandmother-they should put her in a home and throw away the key. When she did ultimately succumb to the disease, the choice to put her in a nursing home became the... read more>

Peter Costello’s warning about a new era of low super fund returns has sparked a fierce debate over assumptions ­behind the government’s budget superannuation changes. “The 10-year bond rate is the lowest it has ever been and even 30-year bond rates are a bit over 3 per cent,’’ the former treasurer said yesterday. “It is a much lower-­return worl... read more>