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.
- These three phases define modern retirement. Which one are you in? - SMH 12/7/25
- 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
- Australian workers lose more than $4.7 billion a year in unpaid super — and the ATO rarely penalises employers - ABC 30/6/25
- Why Trump-induced mayhem doesn’t scare your super fund - SMH 30/6/25
- Ask the Expert: Super or savings? The salary sacrifice equation - New Daily 29/6/25
- Your 50s are crucial if you want a good retirement. Don’t waste them - SMH 28/6/25
- Specialists’ fees fuel health care costs - National Seniors 27/6/25
- Manual labourer unable to work into retirement calls for differentiated pension age - ABC 26/6/25
- Will young Australians be better off than their parents? - Firstlinks 25/6/25
- Should I pay off my mortgage? Your pension questions answered - SMH 25/6/25
- The rubbery numbers behind super tax concessions - Firstlinks 25/6/25
- Why the ‘bank of mum and dad’ no longer expects to be paid back - SMH 24/6/25
- ‘Astonishing result’: How super funds are faring amid Trump tariff volatility - SMH 23/6/25
- Customers are missing out on bonus savings rates — and banks don’t have to actively warn you - Guardian 23/6/25
- Your retirement savings are there to be spent. Don’t be afraid to - SMH 21/6/25
- Pension deeming thresholds changing, but what about deeming rates? - National Seniors 20/6/25
- 7 examples of how the new super tax will be calculated - Firstlinks 18/6/25
- The big changes coming to how age pensions are assessed - SMH 18/6/25
- The Stats Guy: The win-win-win of Baby Boomer ‘right-sizing’ - New Daily 17/6/25
- Support for super tax reform among young, women makes Coalition’s dissent a real puzzle - New Daily 17/6/25
- Specialists charging excessive fees should be stripped of federal funding, according to new report - ABC 16/6/25
- Ask the Expert: When to finish working and how to maximise your super - New Daily 15/6/25
- I’m 10 years off retirement. Should I focus on buying a property? - SMH 15/6/25
- Seven steps to boost your super this tax time - SMH 14/6/25
- How to boost your super at tax time - ABC 11/6/25
- The revolt against Baby Boomer wealth - Firstlinks 11/6/25
- I have good news and bad about your superannuation - Age 11/6/25
- Ask the Expert: How to responsibly dip into some of your super while still in the workforce - New Daily 9/6/25
- How do I know if I have enough money to retire? - SMH 8/6/25
- The rich get richer: Australia is at risk of becoming an inheritocracy - SMH 8/6/25
- Retiring without $1 million? Don’t worry, so is everyone else - SMH 7/6/25
- Seniors love private health, the system needs urgent surgery - National Seniors 6/6/25
- The huge cost of super tax concessions - Firstlinks 4/6/25
- How to avoid inheritance fights - Firstlinks 4/6/25
- Tax concessions on super need a rethink. These proposals would bring much needed reform - New Daily 3/6/25
- ‘Highly inefficient’: How super fund’s death claims backlog ballooned from 700 to 4800 - SMH 3/6/25
- How to shore up your retirement without paying a cent - SMH 31/5/25
- Retirement at 70? It’s coming, whether we like it or not - SMH 31/5/25
- D-Day looms for pensioners - National Seniors 30/5/25
- Academic warns failure to pass Labor's super tax changes could quash chance for broader reform - ABC 29/5/25
- The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich - Guardian 29/5/25
- The case for the $3 million super tax - Firstlinks 28/5/25
- 'Panic' in some quarters as US dollar dive puts pressure on Australia's $4 trillion superannuation pool - ABC 28/5/25
- Don't miss out on $60K in retirement perks - National Seniors 26/5/25
- Ask the Expert: When should I ditch insurance within super? - New Daily 25/5/24
- The advice gap: Why are we abandoning middle-class retirees? - SMH 24/5/25
- Fact check: Super tax proposal has been misrepresented - New Daily 23/5/25
- Beware fake news about super - National Seniors 23/5/25
- ‘Unaffordable’: Why aged care costs are about to skyrocket Australians in or facing retirement are in for a nasty surprise when it comes to the new cost of aged care being rolled out from July 1 - SMH 21/5/25
- The ultimate superannuation EOFY checklist 2025 - FirstLinks 21/5/25
- Seven steps to keep your retirement super, even under Trump - SMH 18/5/25
- The assumptions about older people that *bleep* us off - National Seniors 16/5/25
- Trump has caused wild swings in your super, so how are things right now? - SMH 12/5/25
- Ask the Expert: Million dollar question on retirement needs - New Daily 11/5/25
- Sweeping new super changes in June? Don’t fall for it - SMH 10/5/25
- Support at Home checklist released - National Seniors 9/5/25
- New taxes on super didn’t get much attention in the election campaign. But they could be tricky to implement - The Conversation 8/5/25
- Ask the Expert: Four questions to ask a potential financial adviser before signing up - New Daily 4/5/25
- ‘Don’t know, don’t care’ culture fails to shift at super funds - The Age 2/5/25
- Why healthier ageing isn’t just about personal choices - New Daily 2/5/25
- HESTA members face financial stress as superannuation fund access remains limited until June - ABC 30/4/25
- Lending your kids money? This could save you from going to court - SMH 30/4/25
- Selling your holiday home? You may be able to pay less tax - Firstlinks 30/4/25
- Retiring abroad: the pros and cons - National Seniors 28/4/25
- Ask the expert: How super inputs can affect tax debt - New Daily 27/4/25
- My wife and I have separate finances. Can I get a higher pension? - SMH 27/4/25
- Improving the Age Pension - National Seniors 24/5/25
- Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement? - The Conversation 24/4/25
- We’re retired, how can we get additional income outside our super? - SMH 23/4/25
- $5.4 trillion wealth transfer poses deep questions on legacy - Firstlinks 23/4/25
- Ask the Expert: Making the most of super ‘bring forward’ contributions - New Daily 21/4/25
- I want to switch super funds. Should I wait for markets to recover? - SMH 20/4/25
- Hooray for better housing policy – but don’t forget about retirees - Age 19/4/25
- Should we halve the super drawdown rate? - National Seniors 17/4/25
- What you need to know about the exit-fee sting coming to aged care - Age 16/4/25
- Post-election tax reform is the key to reversing Australia’s growing wealth divide - The Conversation 14/4/25
- Ask the Expert: The pros and cons of using super to buy a home in retirement - New Daily 13/4/25
- A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity - The Conversation 11/4/25
- How to vote if you are overseas - National Seniors 11/4/25
- Navigating SMSF property compliance - Firslinks 9/4/25
- Donald Trump’s sharemarket bloodbath hits Australians’ savings - SMH 8/4/25
- Financial markets are tanking. Here’s why it’s best not to panic - The Conversation 7/4/25
- Ask the Expert: More and more parents are helping their children into the property market, here’s how - New Daily 6/5/24
- Super hack a ‘wake-up call’ to make funds safe as a bank - SMH 5/4/25
- Wake-up call: Experts say super hack was ‘inevitable’ - New Daily 5/5/24
- Hackers have hit major super funds. A cyber expert explains how to stop it happening again - The Conversation 4/4/24
- 'I can't start at zero now': Aussies call for clarity after super cyber attack - ABC 5/4/24
- Money lost, accounts accessed: Super funds attacked using stolen passwords - SMH 4/4/25
- Multiple local super funds hit by co-ordinated cyberattack - SMH 4/4/25
- Meg on SMSFs: Tips for the last member standing - Firstlinks 2/4/25
- ‘Life expectancy’ – and why I don’t like the expression - Firstlinks 2/4/25
- Once I start getting my super, can I never work again? - SMH 2/4/25
- $15 per food delivery? These new aged care prices are outrageous - Age 1/4/25