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 Stats Guy: Turns out money really can buy you happiness - New Daily 21/10/25
- Ask the Expert: Tax on retirement investments can be complicated – here’s what to know - New Daily 19/10/25
- The four questions that can decide how you spend your super - SMH 18/10/25
- How a low super balance can still mean a happy, fulfilling retirement - SMH 18/10/25
- Super payout warning over cosmetic medical treatments - New Daily 17/10/25
- Our experts on Jim Chalmers' super tax backdown - Firstlinks 16/10/25
- The government’s super retreat fixes some design flaws, but creates a new distortion - The Conversation 15/10/25
- How do we ensure our kids won’t have to pay tax on their inheritance? - SMH 15/10/25
- We started an SMSF, but almost lost everything. How can we recover? - SMH 12/10/25
- Older borrowers taking out later-in-life loans risk post-retirement mortgage pain - ABC 11/10/25
- Five lessons everyone should learn before they retire - SMH 11/10/25
- Health system row: where does the truth lie? - National Seniors 10/10/25
- Revealed: The top 10 best retirement locations in Australia for 2025 - New Daily 10/10/25
- Why do super funds make this crucial information so hard to find? - SMH 8/10/25
- All my super is in cash, but the market keeps going up. What do I do? - Age 5/10/25
- Ask the Expert: After recent investment collapses, this is what you need to know - New Daily 5/10/25
- Only six super funds are ‘retirement ready’. Is yours one of them? - SMH 4/10/25
- Calls to reform Australia's pension age as labourers consider early retirement due to injury - ABC 2/10/25
- Preparing for aged care - Firstlinks 1/10/25
- We gifted our 15-year-old grandkids $100,000. Will they have to pay tax? - Age 1/10/25
- Looming crisis for older Australian women who will retire into poverty if no urgent action taken, new report finds - ABC 30/9/25
- Ask the Expert: Desperate to retire? Here are some options to consider first - New Daily 28/9/25
- Half of us are worried about money in retirement. So what? - SMH 27/9/25
- Explaining Support at Home - National Seniors 26/9/25
- Macquarie to repay Shield investors after super platform failures - ABC 25/9/25
- Why super returns may be heading lower - Firstlinks 24/9/25
- Retirement income expectations hit new highs - Firstlinks 24/9/25
- Warning to DIY super funds over booming $200 billion sector - Age 22/9/25
- Australians say the young are victims of intergenerational bastardry - SMH 22/9/25
- Ask the Expert: Protecting your retirement savings from a volatile market - New Daily 21/9/25
- Senator calls for 'heads on spikes' to deter superannuation mismanagement - ABC 20/9/25
- 1 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey shows - The Conversation 19/9/25
- Older workers hit by tax, tests, and stereotyping – our solution - National Seniors 19/9/25
- Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey - The Conversation 19/9/25
- First Guardian, Shield superannuation disasters expose deep flaws in Australia's $4.3 trillion retirement system - ABC 19/9/25
- Why this new policy could mean you miss out on aged care - SMH 17/9/25
- Retiring debt-free may not be the best strategy - Firstlinks 17/9/25
- Ask the Expert: Lost when it comes to retirement options? Here’s how to get help - New Daily 14/9/25
- Dental care is too expensive, and it’s our super that’s suffering - SMH 14/9/25
- I just turned 60 and don’t need the money. Should I still draw from my super? - Age 14/9/25
- How much will your pension change? - National Seniors 11/9/25
- We need a better scheme to help superannuation victims - Firstlinks 10/9/25
- Why does the ATO make me withdraw so much from my super fund? - SMH 10/9/25
- Pension wait has just got better - National Seniors 8/9/25
- 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
- A step in right direction for older Australians - National Seniors 5/9/25
- 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