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19 Apr
$1,000 bonus
The $1000 bonus to 10,000 employers for hiring older Australians and retaining them for at least three months has been widely hailed as a ‘step in the right direction’. But is it enough to overcome entrenched prejudices against older wor...
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12 Apr
Budget cuts
What would you cut in the Budget? This year Treasurer Wayne Swan is determined to bring the federal budget back into surplus. If you were part of the budget razor gang what areas of public spending would you cut to achieve a surplus? ...
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05 Apr
Schapelle Corby
Schapelle Corby - Is the jury still out? Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has hit the headlines again with reports the 34-year-old may soon be released from a Bali jail amid concerns for her deteriorating mental health. Many Australians ...
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29 Mar
Feel-good movies
As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic approaches and movie-goers get ready to see the epic love story again in 3D, we want to find out your favourite feel-good movies of all-time. Ironically, researchers from the Ohio State Universi...
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22 Mar
Queensland Election
Is Labor heading for defeat? Queenslanders go to the polls this Saturday, 24 March, with analysts and political commentators tipping a convincing win for the state’s Liberal National Party (LNP). But is the expected routing of the ALP onl...
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15 Mar
Ian Thorpe - the comeback king?
He was Australia’s shining hero at the 2000 Olympic Games before he went into hiding for more than four years. Now Ian Thorpe has set his sights on success at the London Olympic Games. Sports commentators from around the world are all guess...
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08 Mar
Kids sitting while adults stand
It happens all too frequently to adults using crowded public transport – standing up while children in school uniform remain seated. And although they know they are obliged to give up their seats to full fare-paying passengers, many children a...
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01 Mar
Forced Adoptions
A Senate committee has called for a national apology and financial compensation for the parents and children who were victims of forced adoptions from the 1940s to the 1970s. The committee’s report says the practices were not only morally wron...
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23 Feb
ALP leadership
Rudd, Gillard or someone else? Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a ballot for the leadership of the federal ALP will be held at 10am on Monday. If you were voting, who would you choose... Rudd, Gillard or someone else? Disclaimer: Th...
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16 Feb
Dementia villages
Should Australia build a "dementia village"? A housing project for people with dementia will be staffed with carers disguised as other workers when it opens in Switzerland in 2017. Could this be another way of helping people cope with...
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09 Feb
Are interest rates too high for our own good?
The Reserve Bank this week left its official cash rate on hold, despite widespread expectations it would drop it by 25 basis points. This came as good news for many investors and for cashed-up Australian travellers heading to Europe and the US, taki...
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02 Feb
Supermarket vege wars
Vege wars - are they really good for you? Coles has ramped up its battle with Woolworths for the consumer dollar, announcing its supermarkets will slash the price of fruit and vegetables. A bumper summer season in many areas has seen a glut of ...
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19 Jan
Should cyclists be licensed?
Shane Warne has reignited the debate over licensing cyclists after he unleashed a torrent of invective on Twitter this week. Warne says he was harassed by a cyclist who hit his car while he was driving home in Melbourne but the cyclist says the cric...
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12 Jan
Should fat people pay more to fly?
Very overweight and obese passengers should pay a surcharge to fly with Australian airlines, a former Qantas chief economist says. Tony Webber, who spent seven years with Qantas, maintains that overweight passengers should be covering extra fuel cos...
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05 Jan
2012 economic outlook
The only certainty for Australia’s economic outlook this year seems to be more uncertainty, largely due to the European debt crisis and a still tentative US recovery. Australia’s retail sector is also struggling as more and more consumer...
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15 Dec
Best and worst of 2011
As another year nears the end, we want you - our readers - to tell us the highs and lows of your life in 2011. What were the best of times? What were the worst of times? So, please share your memories of 2011 here. Disclaimer: The...
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08 Dec
The cost of bad teeth
The Brotherhood of St Laurence says bad teeth are costing the Australian economy more than $1.3 billion in lost employment and adults on lower incomes are 60 times more likely to have no teeth. News reports this week say that an as yet unreleased in...
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01 Dec
Pollies' bonus
Pollies' bonus has Aussies seething Australia’s politicians have been given a pay rise, just in time for Christmas. The independent remuneration tribunal has conducted a review and is set to give Prime Minister Julia Gillard an extra $80,000,...
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24 Nov
Who's your guitar hero?
Rolling Stone magazine has named Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitarist of all time. Hendrix, who died from a drug overdose in 1970, edged out other rock music greats of the 60s, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards. Who is your fav...
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17 Nov
Women and changing roles
A new report released today shows that working mums are the most time-poor people in the nation. The AMP National Centre for Social Economic Modelling report found Australian women are spending on average two hours more each day than men on housewo...
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10 Nov
Silvio Berlusconi
After more than nine years in office, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to resign following approval of economic reforms by the parliament of the debt-ridden nation. The 75-year-old former cruise ship singer, now a media tyc...
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03 Nov
War in Afghanistan
The deaths of three Australian soldiers and the wounding of seven others last week in Afghanistan has left the government scrambling to retain public support for the decade-long war. Despite the tragic loss of life, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says...
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27 Oct
Curtsey to the Queen
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh have been criticised this week in the media for failing to curtsey to the Queen. Do you think national and state leaders should perform what many believe is a show of respect and deferen...
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20 Oct
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street - but why? Around the world, protesters are venting their anger against corporate greed as higher unemployment and other dire consequences of the GFC leave its mark. Wall Street and protesters in Australia have erected bann...
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13 Oct
Opt in
Have you had a bad experience with a financial adviser? Do you think they give value-for-money service? Disclaimer: The views expressed in these blogs are not necessarily those of National Seniors Australia. This blog is moderated and a...
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06 Oct
Door-to-door sales
National Seniors says door-to-door marketers for electricity companies may be targeting the elderly and vulnerable, using deceptive tactics to get them to switch providers and sign contracts. Has a door-to-door salesperson pressured, or deceived you...
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29 Sep
Getting older
Do you think that politicians and celebrities should be more open about their age when they pass a major birthday milestone? Or, are both gender and age irrelevant? Disclaimer: The views expressed in these blogs are not necessarily thos...
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22 Sep
Phone book nano-print
National Seniors has received a number of complaints about the size of the print in the new White Pages telephone directories which many say is unreadable without the aid of a magnifying glass. A spokesman for White Pages publisher Sensis, which is ...
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15 Sep
How healthy are you?
A new international report released today by BUPA shows Australia is a nation in denial about its obesity epidemic. According to the research, only one third of Australians consider themselves overweight, yet their Body Mass Index (BMI) revealed six...
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- Are interest rates too high for our own good?
- Supermarket vege wars
- Should cyclists be licensed?
- Should fat people pay more to fly?
- 2012 economic outlook
- Best and worst of 2011
- The cost of bad teeth
- Pollies' bonus
- Who's your guitar hero?
- Women and changing roles
- Silvio Berlusconi
- War in Afghanistan
- Curtsey to the Queen
- Occupy Wall Street
- Opt in
- Door-to-door sales
- Getting older
- Phone book nano-print
- How healthy are you?
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