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29 Jul
Aged care - crisis point
A shocking story emerged last week of a Brisbane man who lost his leg because the aged care facility he was living at failed to treat his broken leg for a month and as a result, his leg had to be amputated. National Seniors hears of similar distress...
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26 Jul
Leaders' Debate
Sunday night television vied for foodies and political junkies. The political junkies may have been disappointed that they didn’t get any hard core debate or see one of the contenders take a spill. There’s always a winner and a loser but...
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16 Jul
Policy detail or gossip?
Like football, politics can be a dirty game with behind the scenes back stabbings and broken promises. It’s not new and it will happen again. Currently, we are being bombarded with news of the PM being accused of doing a double deal with Rudd ...
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09 Jul
Australia's first female PM
It’s a significant historical step for Australians accepting their first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. But has she been accepted? And is the fact that she is a woman going to affect voters? In Monday’s Essential Report, J...
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02 Jul
Howard and the ICC
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s vice presidential nomination for the International Cricket Council has been rejected, without official explanation, by African and Asian member countries. Yet, despite being given until August 31...
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18 Jun
The Mining Tax and You
The Federal Government’s planned Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) will tax resource projects on their profits and replace the current system of royalties that taxes production, but not profits. The government says it’s a fairer way of ...
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08 Apr
Seniors' political party
This blog is closed. Thank you to those who contributed. Poll results: Yes - 41% No - 37% Depends on the policies - 22% Topic: Is it time for a seniors’ political party? After The Australian ran a piece on Monday 29 March ...
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21 Mar
Age Discrimination
Australia has the lowest workforce participation rate for the over-55s of all English-speaking OECD countries. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released this week show that older Australians experience longer periods of underemployment than youn...
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