News and Commentary
Recent Australian news and other articles of interest to individuals and families who are retired, or planning retirement, in Australia.
- The four big changes coming to superannuation on July 1 - New Daily 28/6/22
- Fears for wellbeing of older Australians as 65,000 aged care workers leave sector each year - Guardian 26/6/22
- Eligible for an overseas pension? Keep these points in mind - New Daily 26/6/22
- Sold home to cash in on record prices: Where can we park the money? - SMH 25/6/22
- How you’ll benefit from super reforms this July - National Seniors 23/6/22
- Elderly Australians receiving home care terrified of imminent increase in costs - ABC 23/6/22
- Superannuation change is coming: What it means to you - SMH 21/6/22
- Why superannuation losses are likely to be worse than we think after horror year on global markets - ABC 20/6/22
- Superannuation losing value in the stock market crash may not be cause for panic, experts say - ABC 19/6/22
- How our homes are treated in Centrelink’s pension assets test - New Daily 19/6/22
- Pre-retirees told not to panic as market meltdown hits super balances - SMH 19/6/22
- How does the seniors and pensioners tax offset work? - National Seniors 16/6/22
- Does an inheritance impact the age pension? - SMH 14/6/22
- Interest rates for savings accounts are rising after rate hike, but are they quick enough and by how much? - ABC 13/6/22
- How to contribute to your partner’s superannuation - New Daily 12/6/22
- 5 things you need to know to maximise your super - SMH 11/6/22
- Why savers are unlikely to benefit much from the RBA rate hikes - New Daily 8/6/22
- Super fund returns set to fall amid rising inflation and interest rates - Guardian 8/6/22
- The age pension is taxable. But here’s why many pensioners pay no tax - New Daily 5/6/22
- Superannuation: accumulation vs pension - National Seniors 4/6/22
- The Home Care Package cheat-sheet: Fees and processes explained - National Seniors 2/6/22
- ‘Two-speed market’: Property prices are falling as rates rise, but not everywhere - New Daily 1/6/22
- ‘Stay the course’: Cash option proves costly for super switchers - SMH 31/5/22
- How much super do you need to retire? - SMH 28/5/22
- Can I apply for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card? - National Seniors 26/5/22
- Super co-contribution has cost $10 billion to help the wrong Australians – so let’s scrap it - The Conversation 26/5/22
- Aged-care ‘totally unsustainable’ with study finding 60,000 staff vacancies nationwide - SMH 20/5/22
- Raiding super early has already left women worse off. Let’s not repeat the mistake for home deposits - The Conversation 19/5/22
- Intergenerational inequality to rise as tax and welfare perks target older voters, experts warn - ABC 18/5/22
- The missing election ingredient: nothing here for the next generation - ABC 16/5/22
- Inflation threatens super funds’ pandemic recovery - SMH 14/5/22
- Scott Morrison: We’re sticking with schedule to lift superannuation guarantee by 2025 - New Daily 13/5/22
- The retiree concessions you didn’t know existed - SMH 11/5/22
- What pensioners should know about Centrelink’s income and asset tests - New Daily 8/5/22
- The three election promises giving a big boost to retirees - New Daily 5/5/22
- Coalition and Labor have pledged to freeze the age pension deeming rate until 2024. Here's what that means for pensioners - ABC 4/5/22
- Algorithms giving financial advice? Better get used to it - SMH 4/5/22
- PM unveils $1300 help for pensioners after rate rise - New Daily 4/5/22
- How the security on your investment property loan affects your pension - New Daily 1/5/22
- Senior Australian of the Year: Changing pension rules about paid work is “very high on my agenda” - National Seniors 28/4/22
- Why isn't dental included in Medicare? Are any parties promising better dental care? - ABC 27/4/22
- Too little, too late: who will fix the home care crisis for Australia’s ageing population? - Guardian 26/4/22
- More older people are opting for part-time work rather than retirement: KPMG - New Daily 21/4/22
- Sydney’s retirement age is rising – but there’s more time to enjoy it - SMH 21/4/22
- Superannuation returns increase in March as sharemarkets recover - New Daily 19/4/22
- Research report nails message – SMSFs need to further diversify - SMH 19/4/22
- What pensioners need to understand about capital gains tax - New Daily 17/4/22
- Retirement villages becoming more affordable but beware bigger picture - SMH 16/4/22
- COVID has killed more seniors in 2022 than in the two previous years combined - New Daily 15/4/22
- Survey shows 20 per cent of pensioners would re-enter the workforce - National Seniors 14/4/22
- How to top up super after selling an investment property - New Daily 10/4/22
- Do I qualify for a free $500 from the government for my super? - SMH 9/4/22
- An opt-in universal pension could boost income - National Seniors 7/4/22
- Retirees are worried about outliving superannuation savings. Here's how quality aged care can help - ABC 6/4/22
- Labor’s plans for aged care are targeted but fall short of what’s needed - The Conversation 2/4/22
- Anthony Albanese offers $2.5 billion plan to ‘fix crisis in aged care’ - The Conversation 31/3/22
- Aged care sector frustrated but 'not surprised' calls for wage increases ignored in federal budget - ABC 30/3/22
- Cost of living increases and the Age Pension - National Seniors 28/3/22
- Cost of living: Health insurance price hikes to squeeze household budgets - New Daily 28/3/22
- Applying for the Age Pension: Everything you need to know - National Seniors 22/3/22
- Latest changes could raise your chances of getting an age pension - SMH 22/3/22
- Super contributions and asset transfers - it’s all in the timing - SMH 22/3/22
- Superannuation balances continue to fall in February with war and inflation - New Daily 18/3/22
- Most Australians wrong about total savings required for comfortable retirement, expert says - ABC 17/3/22
- Trying to time the sharemarket a mug’s game - SMH 8/3/22
- Understanding the ‘transfer balance cap’ and how to make it work for you - New Daily 6/3/22
- Self-managed super cash going into real estate is ballooning along with home prices - New Daily 6/3/22
- Receiving a death benefit from super can cause headaches - SMH 5/3/22
- Super boost for part-time workers - National Seniors 3/3/2022
- Millennials seduced by trendy super funds could retire poorer - Age 1/3/22