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Will privatising Electricity drive prices up or down?

Will privatising Electricity drive prices up or down?

It now seems almost certain that NSW Premier Mike Baird is planning the sale of NSW’s electricity transmission network, or at least some of it for now. Premier Baird will take a 49 per cent sale of the state’s $30 billion electricity network to the next election, according to the Daily Telegraph. In Queensland we’ve seen similar moves with the […]

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Don’t Play Political Football with Older Australians

Don’t Play Political Football with Older Australians

If you are over 50 and in Queensland, it’s been a tough week. For 48 anxious hours, it seemed you were going to cop another financial hit after this week’s State Budget – and we weren’t even going to know the extent of it until at least October1. Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls had made it fuzzy knowing this is Campbell Newman’s […]

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Petition Update: the Health Minister’s Response

Petition Update: the Health Minister’s Response

More than 13,000 of you signed our petition calling for greater transparency in private health insurance. You overwhelmed us with 10,000 signatures in the first 3 days. At the FiftyUp Club we heard your voice and felt your passion. And as promised, we took your loud and powerful voice to the Health Minister, Peter Dutton. The Ministers’ office responded to […]

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What you Need to Know about Shopping Online

What you Need to Know about Shopping Online

Online hackers are making headlines once again with a major security breach at Apple. This comes only a week after hackers stole personal user information from the website eBay. Whether you are a regular online shopper or yet to give it a go, we’ve pulled together some tips to stay safe and save some money while you’re at it.      Safety […]

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The Two Minute Call that could Save You Money

The Two Minute Call that could Save You Money

My Fellow Members, Last week I spoke to you about switching providers and getting a better deal. This week I wanted to let you know it’s not the only way. A wise friend of mine who’s been in insurance all his life said to me recently the adage in the industry is that it’s harder to get a new customer […]

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