Australia has one of the highest poverty rates among over 65s in the OECD, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. In fact, 35% of retirees are at risk of poverty, according to a recent survey on global Pension schemes. On top of this, we know Australia has an ageing population with more Australians than ever before approaching retirement age. This leads […]

Our Push For 100,000 Members is well underway. We’ve had 500 new FiftyUps join in the last week alone. 100,000 members is a very ambitious goal: if we can get there, we would almost fill the MCG! So we want to especially thank Ron McNeil, who was our Club Champion for this week, referring 5 friends and family using his […]

Hi Fellow Members, Well, some say life begins at 40 … others say it begins at 50 … but here at FiftyUp Club we believe it begins at one! No, I haven’t lost the plot (yet), but in almost one fast year our Club has made a big difference and we’re out to celebrate. As you know we started the […]

Some Australian workers aged over 50 will be $20,000 or more worse off after an unexpected deal between the Government, the Palmer United Party and crossbench Senators. The last-minute deal on Tuesday night means the planned increases to compulsory superannuation contributions from 9 to 12 per cent have been delayed by 6 years. If you’re still working, your Super contributions […]

“I know what you’re thinking I’m old. Very old. And you might be wondering How did I get so lucky?” So begins a short video unveiled this week that exposes the stark difference between the skills that mature workers offer employers and organisations, and the discrimination they face when trying to gain or maintain jobs. It ends with the words […]