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.
- 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
- 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