If there’s any ‘good’ news from this pandemic, it may be the massive sums of money we have stashed away while unable to blow them on travel, dining out and other delights. It all adds up to $140 billion or about 10% of annual household income, so when the worst is over, on what would you spend the money? Assuming you are lucky enough to be a beneficiary of these savings, three classical e... read more>

Here’s  a ‘V-sign’, as in victory,  to the only story in town: the variants, the vaccines and older Australians’ vacillation about getting the plentiful AstraZeneca jab. We may have little choice around the virus apart from isolating and hoping for the best. But the feeling there should be some personal choice between AstraZeneca and Pfizer has fired up delays which will have ‘Delta’ delight... read more>

The work from home revolution may actually benefit many older workers who, it's claimed, are more resilient to change due to their age and experience. Most of the data comes from the USA, but the trends are clear. While many workers and businesses seem to like workplace reorientation, mature employees do stand to gain more. Five reasons why working from home (WFH) benefits older workers: ... read more>

If there’s one thing more frustrating than being locked down, it’s being showered with sanctimonious rubbish of what you might do with your spare time. With half of the country now restricted in various ways, it’s time, especially for older Aussies, to demolish others’ self-serving lockdown lists and install your mischievous own. I’m sorry, but I don’t appreciate being admonished at the e... read more>

I’m taking a break from the day-to-day COVID controversies to focus on our future, the state of the budget in 2061 and what it means for older Australians.   Every five years, the Intergenerational Report, which came out last week from the federal government, seeks to predict the balance of future budgets.   And every time, it seems the bogeyman in the room is the ageing population and the ... read more>