News and Commentary
Recent Australian news and other articles of interest to individuals and families who are retired, or planning retirement, in Australia.
- Regional aged care homes are closing at an alarming rate, leaving elderly Australians facing uncertain futures - ABC 13/4/21
- Aged care consumer organisations propose reform plan - National Seniors 12/4/21
- Flawed arguments to abandoning aged-care RADs - SMH 10/4/21
- ASFA figures show many retirees die with no money in super - New Daily 6/4/21
- Older Australians are feeling much younger than their years: Survey - New Daily 2/4/21
- More retirees trying to avoid going into aged care, exclusive data from Australian Seniors reveals - ABC 1/4/21
- A long winter for retirees as record low interest rates hurt savers - ABC 30/3/21
- Economists split on whether a superannuation rise is the best way to deliver retirement savings - ABC 29/3/21
- Super funds have been working for themselves when they should have been working for us. That’s about to change - The Conversation 23/3/21
- Yes, women retire with less than men, but boosting compulsory super won’t help - The Conversation 23/3/21
- Aging Australian expats lobby diplomats, French President Macron for reciprocal pension deal - ABC 20/3/21
- Life expectancy holds key to setting a retirement date - SMH 20/3/21
- Turnbull joins fight for super as report predicts $12b lift to economy - Age 12/3/21
- Universal pension for all seniors – too radical or the solution we need? - National Seniors 11/3/21
- Vanguard hatches bold plan to crash the super party - SMH 12/3/21
- Psychological comfort key driver of retiree spending - SMH 9/3/21
- Pension couples separated by illness often have complex finances - SMH 6/3/21
- Aged Care Royal Commission – 10 key takeaways from the Final Report - National Seniors 3/3/21
- How an aged-care levy might work in practice - New Daily 3/3/21
- 4 key takeaways from the aged care royal commission’s final report - The Conversation 1/3/21
- What the split between royal commissioners means for the future of aged care - ABC 1/3/21
- ‘Weak and ineffective’: Government cost-cutting slammed in damning aged care report - SMH 1/3/21
- Aged care, death and taxes after the royal commission - The Conversation 27/2/21
- Paid on par with cleaners: the broader issue affecting the quality of aged care - The Conversation 25/2/21
- How to qualify for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card - SMH 23/2/21
- Australia has the world’s most successful pension system, study finds - New Daily 21/2/21
- Senior Australians want to buy ‘green bonds’ to help address climate - SMH 20/2/21
- How the Reserve Bank scuppers retail depositors - FirstLinks 17/2/21
- Will the pension increase in March? - National Seniors 17/2/21
- Lessons learnt by SMSF trustees during market meltdown - SMH 16/2/21
- Push to fix home care price gouging - National Seniors 11/2/21
- Your superannuation is about to increase, but here's the catch - ABC 10/2/21
- ‘Tax retirees’ super to pay for aged care’: ACOSS - SMH 9/2/21
- A dedicated Home Care Loans Scheme - Federal Budget 2021 - National Seniors 4/2/21
- 'You might have to sell your home': industry super launches social media blitz to fight cuts - Guardian 4/2/21
- Understanding the $1.6 million super transfer balance cap - SMH 2/2/21
- Slash interest rate bill on reverse mortgages for retirees: Seniors lobby group - SMH 1/2/21
- Is cancelling the SG increase a retiree version of ‘Buy now, pay later’? - Morningstar 27/1/21
- Meeting the work test while working in a family partnership - SMH 27/1/21
- Superannuation funds snap back after testing year - SMH 20/1/21
- Superannuation cannot rise without stalling wage growth, RBA documents reveal - ABC 19/1/21
- Ask the Expert: Why are super funds’ financial planning services so expensive? - New Daily 17/1/21
- With superannuation choice there will be retirement consequences - SMH 16/1/21
- This is the biggest financial goal for Australians in 2021 - New Daily 11/1/21
- Michael Pascoe: $1 super levy increase worth 12.5% more than $1 wage rise, in worst-case scenario - New Daily 7/1/21
- Middle-aged Australians struggle to claw back their careers after COVID-19 - ABC 6/1/21
- Unions, funds warn super rule changes could hinder economic recovery - Age 4/1/21
- No more retiree tax: Anthony Albanese dumps franking credits policy - SMH 1/1/21