How to stop computer scammers targeting you
Published 11 August 2021
It used to be bank robberies and muggings but the criminals making a living committing those crimes are increasingly moving online. Here’s what to do if you are concerned you may be a victim or could become a victim.
Your pension is going up but not by 3.8 per cent
Published 4 August 2021
The inflation spike of 3.8 per cent in the June quarter will carry through into the pension, but it doesn’t mean your pension is going up by 3.8 per cent.
How to make your Home Care Package pay for less admin, more care
Published 4 August 2021
High fees for administration, coordination and case management leave many older people with a Home Care Package wondering if their Package takes care of them or their provider’s bottom line.
Transport inequity: city vs country
Published 4 August 2021
Country seniors and pensioners continue to enjoy the $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card among other transport discounts but is there enough on offer to match the benefits of the Gold Opal Card?
To SMSF or not to SMSF, that’s the half-a-billion-dollar question
Published 28 July 2021
Do you really need your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund or could you live tax-free without it? The answer might surprise you.
How to jack up the price of nursing home bonds and look scientific about it
Published 28 July 2021
Artificial intelligence is very real but when marketing consultants start spruiking it in pursuit of new business you ought to smell a rat, particularly if the aged care industry is involved.
Beware COVID-19 vaccination scams
Published 28 July 2021
As the COVID-19 Delta variant causes mass lockdowns across the country, vulnerable Australians seeking quick access to vaccinations are becoming the targets of COVID-19 vaccination scams. Here’s what to look out for.
Can your computer cope with the new Microsoft operating system Windows 11?
Published 21 July 2021
How do you find out if Windows 11, the latest instalment of Microsoft’s popular computer software, will be useable on your computer? Windows 11 won’t be useable on some computers as young as three years old. [more]
Some pressing COVID questions for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Published 21 July 2021
The Greater Sydney lockdown has caused the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to once again close up shop and cease inspections of nursing homes.
Don’t jig the jab!
Published 21 July 2021
The chance of developing complications from an Astra Zeneca COVID-19 jab is about one in a million. If people had a one-in-a-million chance of dying on any day, 999,999 out of one million people would live to be 1,000 years old. There's no excuse not to have the jab. [more]
NSW property tax fanfare turns into dirge
Published 14 July 2021
If the NSW annual property tax proposal isn’t dead, it’s not breathing very well. In fact, this property tax proposal probably wouldn’t voom if you put 10,000 volts through it.
The how-could-they-miss-it part of home care: big items
Published 14 July 2021
Home Care Packages are great but do not take into account that they also need to pay for expensive one-off items. What can be done about that?
Will your phone work with 3G networks on the way out?
Published 14 July 2021
The 3G network will soon be shut down. This will mean certain older mobile phones will no longer work. Now is the perfect time to find out if your phone will still be functional when the 3G network is switched off.
Centrelink: Give us information pensioners, or else!
Published 7 July 2021
The Centrelink culture of making demands, not requests, and backing these demands up by heavy-handed threats has now been extended to Age Pensioners through the new income reporting system.
The future of your super starts on 1 November
Published 7 July 2021
Important changes to super as part of the Your Future Your Super reforms, but concerns remain.
The unhealthy outlook of NSW Health on regional, rural and remote health
Published 7 July 2021
Lack of funding is regarded by many for the poor state of regional, rural and remote healthcare, but the main cause may lie elsewhere.
Where can you get more than one-third of a per cent for your cash?
Published 30 June 2021
One-third of a measly one per cent is all you get if you put your hard-earned in an annual term deposit. Isn’t there anything anywhere that pays more?
NSW Budget: another missed opportunity for social and other affordable housing
Published 30 June 2021
Plans to tackle housing affordability were nowhere to be seen in the latest NSW budget meanwhile the NSW Government pockets a cool $9 billion from stamp duty revenue as the housing market boom continues.
Energy savings are on the way
Published 30 June 2021
A new law requires energy retailers to pass on savings to customers. With energy wholesale costs falling, energy savings are expected to flow on to households in late 2021.
Should we worry about financial advisers leaving in droves? (2)
Published 23 June 2021
In response to a post about financial planners published by CPSA on 2 June 2021, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) issued a media statement.
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