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>

Older Australians are wary of the new Federal Treasurer’s talk of tax reform, research by the 130,000-member FiftyUp Club reveals. Treasurer, Scott Morrison MP, has set himself the task of convincing ordinary Australians that we need tax reform.  The Treasurer is particularly focused on older Australians and unlocking their capital to increase retirement incomes. Take part i... read more>

Older residents from Campbelltown, New South Wales and Hervey Bay, Queensland are under the most strain when it comes to paying household bills like private health insurance, electricity bills and council rates, according to a survey of over 50s. The FiftyUp Club has released the top ten postcodes experiencing household bill strain from a survey of 15,000 members nation-wide. Postcodes in... 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>