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Why 1 in 5 Australians have already ditched their home phone

Why 1 in 5 Australians have already ditched their home phone

The home phone is fast becoming a thing of the past for many households with around 3.3 million Australians (that’s 19%) ditching the landline altogether and relying solely on mobile phones to stay in touch, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. If you have both a mobile phone and landline, you are paying for two connections when you […]

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10,000 Victorians join the club for consumers 50 and Over

10,000 Victorians join the club for consumers 50 and Over

More than 10,000 Victorians have joined the FiftyUp Club in ?two weeks?, to help unlock the group discounts, products and services that over-50s deserve. The FiftyUp Club is a consumer movement that lobbies businesses and governments on behalf of more than 100,000 members aged 50-plus. Almost a year after it began in NSW, the Club launched in Victoria last week, seeking […]

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Why your Gas Bill could rise by hundreds of dollars a year (and what you can do about it)

Why your Gas Bill could rise by hundreds of dollars a year (and what you can do about it)

When it comes to your energy bills, it looks like Gas is the new Electricity. Average gas bills are expected to increase more than $300 a year in Melbourne and over $100 a year in Sydney and Adelaide, according to the latest Grattan Institute report released this week. The increases are due to Queensland’s LNG exports starting at the beginning […]

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40 years after Gough, are we better off?

40 years after Gough, are we better off?

Dear Fellow Members, The death of Gough Whitlam this week (may he rest in peace), had all of us thinking of different times. Like many FiftyUps, you may have found yourself rewinding 40 years and reminiscing about how different it was to live in Australia in the mid-1970s. At the FiftyUp Club, conversation turned to whether we were better off. […]

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Majority of Over-50s support Daylight Saving in Queensland

Majority of Over-50s support Daylight Saving in Queensland

Almost two thirds of older Australians believe Queensland should adopt daylight saving according to a recent poll of more than 1000 Australians aged 50 and older. 54% of older Australians say daylight saving is better for business, tourism, health and leisure, according to the FiftyUp Club Member Poll. The results also reveal: 8% are in favour of the move, but […]

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