The 109,000-member FiftyUp Club has today backed Nationals Senator John Williams’ call for a Royal Commission into the financial planning industry. As a leading voice for older Australians, the FiftyUp Club believes the latest revelations that 750 NAB customers have received compensation over the past five years for inappropriate advice has shattered public trust in the industry. These revelations follow […]

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Good news today – especially for regional members and grey nomads –  as the consumer watchdog gets new powers to monitor petrol prices and hunt for price gouging. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will now issue quarterly reports on petrol prices, and conduct in-depth investigations into problem areas. Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs Bruce Billson told […]

I don’t usually start a conversation by talking about the weather, but how can I not after the unseasonal storms we’ve been having? My bathroom and bedroom were flooded, but oddly, not as a result of a storm. The cistern cracked on the toilet sending water through the two rooms and down through the floor via light fittings. Naturally, I […]

And the Winner is Norway, according to the 2014 Global AgeWatch Index, which ranks the quality of life for the elderly. Norway tops the list of 96 countries with Australia ranking 13th overall, behind Canada, Japan, the US, New Zealand and other western European nations. The report highlights that while pension coverage has increased across the globe, overall social and […]