We’re hearing a lot of sound and fury about tax, but what about the voluntary tax many of us are paying worth more than $11 billion – without realising it? The sting in the tail is, the older you are the more likely you are to be paying it, by 11% for every 10 years you age. Welcome to the Loyalty Tax – the cold hard extra cash you pay in some perverse tribute &ndash... read more>

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>