Are those of us aged over 50 really hogging all the detached houses in suburbs close to the amenities of the CBD, at the direct expense of younger families who can’t find homes to  buy? There’s been a fierce blame game all week after the Australian Population Research Institute claimed "empty nesters" are forcing kids to grow up without backyards by refusing to dow... read more>

The news is abuzz with talk of increasing the GST to 15% and close to one in two older Australians agree it is time for reform, according to a survey. While Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos is concerned some states may be politically hostile to change the feeling is not necessarily representative in the community. Out of 20,000 over-50’s surveyed by the FiftyUp Club in recent mo... read more>

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO HELP OLDER AUSTRALIANS INTO WORK The FiftyUp Club is calling on the Federal Government to act now and make more changes to a government program failing to increase employment prospects for older Australians who want to join the workforce. The Restart Wage Subsidy was introduced in August 2014 to provide employers with a $10,000 incentive to hire and reta... read more>

On Wednesday 28th October 2015, a small group of FiftyUp Club members and guests including FiftyUp Club spokesperson Christopher Zinn and 2GB Producer Janette Lakiss joined hundreds of others at a fundraising event in honour of Channel 7 and 2CH Radio personality Glenn Wheeler.   Glenn Wheeler was injured in a scooter accident at the beginning of the year. He suffered serious leg and... read more>

It’s hard to miss what’s called the sharing economy. New business such as  ‘ride sharing’ services like Uber which are upsetting traditional taxis as well as the ‘peer-to-peer lenders’ promising to disrupt banks. Well-known brand names  such as Airbnb and eBay are involved in this movement but ordinary consumers, especially over fifties, need not... read more>