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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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08 Sep
September 11 - 10 years on
Sunday marks 10 years since al-Qaeda terrorists ploughed two hijacked passenger planes into New York’s World Trade Centre and a third into the Pentagon in Virginia. A fourth commercial passenger jet crashed before reaching its intended target...
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01 Sep
Asylum seekers
Where to on asylum seekers now? This week, the High Court handed down a judgement declaring the Labor Government’s off-shore refugee processing deal with Malaysia invalid. In a majority decision, the Court held that the Australian Immigra...
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23 Aug
Media inquiry in Australia
After the fall-out of the News International phone hacking scandal in Britain, the Greens called for a public inquiry into Australia’s media. To date, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has resisted calls for a wide ranging inquiry into media owners...
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18 Aug
Private hospital insurance
New figures reveal more than 10 million Australians are now covered by private hospital insurance. The figures, released this week by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council, showed 45.3 per cent of the population have private hospital i...
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11 Aug
London Riots
Could it happen here? The world had its eyes on London and surrounding cities this week as rioters took to the streets to vent their anger. About what? Well, many are still not quite sure. Reports said that masked youths set to the streets ...
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04 Aug
Share market jitters
Australian shares dropped this week on the back of poor trading on Wall Street. Whilst there was a bounce back in US stocks overnight, many self-funded retirees are clearly nervous. Some economic experts predict we may be facing another Global Fi...
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28 Jul
Citizenship Test
Could you pass the citizenship test? Australia’s citizenship test is under fire for being too difficult for new Australian migrants. Experts believe that even some of the most hardened Australians could fail the citizenship test whi...
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21 Jul
Selfish society?
Are we a selfish society? This week the Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced the Government would provide $41.2million towards food relief efforts in the Horn of Africa as the region experiences its worst drought in 60 years. More than 10 mill...
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14 Jul
Carbon Tax
On Sunday Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the Government was putting a price on pollution by introducing a $23 per tonne carbon tax. Whilst the carbon tax is directed at 500 companies who pollute the heaviest, there will be flow-on effects to...
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07 Jul
Live cattle ban lifted
Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig yesterday announced that the live cattle suspension to Indonesia had been lifted. Abattoirs in Indonesia will now be independently audited but animal rights groups say the Government’s backdown is shamef...
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30 Jun
New card technology
National Seniors has been busy in the media this week speaking out about the new PIN and signature-free credit and debit cards. The contactless technology allows a user to just ‘tap and go’ for purchases under $100 at many major shops. ...
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23 Jun
How much is enough to retire on?
Many Australians have suffered a financial hit to their retirement incomes in the past decade due to the Global Financial Crisis. Whilst superannuation is on the increase for those still in employment, it is too late for many older Australians who h...
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- Curtsey to the Queen
- Occupy Wall Street
- Opt in
- Door-to-door sales
- Getting older
- Phone book nano-print
- How healthy are you?
- September 11 - 10 years on
- Asylum seekers
- Media inquiry in Australia
- Private hospital insurance
- London Riots
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- Selfish society?
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- Live cattle ban lifted
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