Hello fellow members, Well, we’ve had to endure endless hype and speculation over the past few weeks about what the Federal Budget will contain, and the truth is we won’t really know until Tuesday. Meantime, I wanted to draw your attention to our latest Budget Survey of more than 6300 of you. It shows most of us don’t want to […]

Discrimination against older workers is decreasing, according to new research by the Financial Services Council. Just 18% of employees aged 50-75 said they were ­discriminated against on the basis of their age, compared to 28% surveyed two years ago. Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan and others have argued that discrimination keeps many older people out of the workforce who would […]

This week, we came across one of Australia’s most inspiring FiftyUps and we thought you’d like to hear about her. Elisabeth Kirkby was a star of the risque 1970s soapie Number 96, before becoming a politician and a radio presenter and receiving an Order of Australia Medal. Now, aged 93, she has become Australia’s oldest PhD graduate, as the ABC’s 730 […]

Suddenly this week, the pre-Budget debate has turned from being all about changes to the Age Pension and Medicare, to being all about a debt levy on higher income earners. And self-funded retirees, who may not have to pay the levy, are starting to look like they could be the biggest winners on May 13. CLICK here to take our […]

Dear Fellow Members, As we are all aware, gloomy Federal Budget speculation has been rife lately, so I’ve decided my message this week should be on a cheerier note. Since having come on board as your Chairman I’ve noticed a handful of particular issues dominate your messages and forum posts. Switching is one of those at the top of the […]