News and Commentary
Recent Australian news and other articles of interest to individuals and families who are retired, or planning retirement, in Australia. Also see our Blog for broader commentary on retirement issues.
- We need a better scheme to help superannuation victims - Firstlinks 10/9/25
- Ask the Expert: Thinking of leaving your super to your children? Read this first - New Daily 7/9/25
- My mum got $700,000 from downsizing her home. How should she invest it? - Age 7/9/25
- Labor's hesitation on super tax a bad omen for more substantial reform - ABC 6/9/25
- Is the Australian sharemarket headed for a correction? Here’s one way to judge - The Conversation 4/9/25
- Super crosses the retirement Rubicon - Firstlinks 3/9/25
- The new rate that could cost these residents thousands - SMH 3/9/25
- Australian parents are helping their kids buy a first home with less money, but more rent-free living - The Conversation 1/9/25
- Ask the Expert: Negotiating pension means test and working partners - New Daily 31/8/25
- The two traps of ‘unlocking money’ by downsizing your home - SMH 31/8/25
- Super’s big test is working, but there is a fatal flaw - SMH 30/8/25
- How superannuation death benefit nominations work and what to watch out for - ABC 27/8/25
- Are you financially prepared to live until you’re 90? - SMH 27/8/25
- A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits? - The Conversation 27/8/25
- Meet the new Aussie battlers with FORO (fear of running out) - New Daily 25/8/25
- Record highs on stock markets make them vulnerable to big falls, analysts warn - ABC 25/8/25
- Why Australians fear this stage of life more than we think - SMH 24/8/25
- Ask the Expert: Big questions remain even once the mortgage is paid - NewDaily 24/8/25
- If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax? - SMH 23/8/25
- The act of bastardry that’s hurting young generations - SMH 21/8/25
- Hit to pensions as government increases deeming rate - AFR 19/8/25
- Plibersek axes Morrison-era deal to ringfence pensioner savings - SMH 19/8/25
- Ask the Expert: How exactly will the proposed super tax affect you? - New Daily 18/8/25
- Do you know whether your super fund is ready for your retirement? - SMH 16/8/25
- For some, reaching old age marks a historic first. Here’s what their experience teaches us - Age 15/8/25
- Seniors delay treatment as specialist fees skyrocket - National Seniors 15/8/25
- Calls for homes in pension test - ABC 13/8/25
- Supercharging the ‘4% rule’ to ensure a richer retirement - Firstlinks 13/8/25
- Inflation cruels a comfortable retirement - Firstlinks 13/8/25
- Ask the Expert: Salary sacrificing alternatives for under 40s - New Daily 10/8/25
- A call to action for mid-lifers: Rethink retirement - SMH 9/8/25
- Why accessing super is not so simple - National Seniors 8/8/25
- Boom, bubble or alarm? - Firstlinks 6/8/25
- If two people each have $4 million in super, how would the tax work? - SMH 6/8/25
- We are running the race to retirement riches backward - SMH 2/8/25
- Senate inquiry into Home Care Package delays - National Seniors 1/8/25
- Lack of aged care beds, home support in keeping the elderly in hospital in WA - ABC 31/7/25
- Finding income in an income-starved world - Firstlinks 30/7/25
- Want to save yourself from super scams and dodgy financial advice? Ask these questions - The Conversation 28/7/25
- Ask the Expert: When moving from a SMSF to managed super makes sense - New Daily 26/7/25
- To stop retirees going mad, super funds must agree on these three things - SMH 26/7/25
- Jobs market and retail service are hotspots for age discrimination - National Seniors 25/7/25
- Retirement living exit fees slammed -National Seniors 25/7/25
- A simple alternative to the $3 million super tax - Firstlinks 23/7/25
- Finishing work can stir mixed emotions, but how do you achieve a good retirement? - ABC 23/7/25
- My super fund has collapsed. Can I get the pension in the meantime? - SMH 23/7/25
- Justin has $300,000 in the bank but can’t get a home loan - Domain 22/7/25
- As more Australians save, banks are cutting interest rates for deposits faster than the RBA’s official cash rate - Guardian 20/7/25
- I’m retiring soon. Should I keep my defined benefit scheme? - SMH 20/7/25
- The debt burden stalking Aussies in retirement - New Daily 19/7/25
- More bank closures a cut to those who need them - National Seniors 18/7/25
- Soaring house prices may be locking people into marriages - Firstlinks 16/7/25
- How Australia's superannuation system subsidises the wealthy - ABC 15/7/25
- Another economist warns about intergenerational wealth in Australia - ABC 13/7/25
- These three phases define modern retirement. Which one are you in? - SMH 12/7/25
- Check your term deposit at tax time - National Seniors 11/7/25
- Ask the Expert: Is salary sacrificing to super a good idea in an unstable share market? - New Daily 11/7/25
- First Guardian investors may lose their super. Should you be worried about yours? - ABC 11/7/25
- Seniors value our super system - National Seniors 11/7/25
- Super, death and taxes – time to rethink your estate plans? - Firstlinks 9/7/25
- Seven ways to self-fund retirement without using your super - SMH 9/7/25
- Ask the Expert: When it comes to retirement, sometimes one house is better than two - New Daily 6/7/25
- What if you can't continue working to pension age? Experts say there are options - ABC 5/7/25
- The major retirement planning question we’re all getting wrong - SMH 5/7/25
- First Guardian collapse leaves thousands at risk of losing their super, as ASIC freezes director assets - ABC 4/7/25
- Australia’s superannuation regulator is worried about your fund’s spending. Should you be? - The Conversation 3/7/25
- Less than 1% of wealthy families will struggle to pay super tax: study - Firstlinks 2/7/25