Are bonds term deposits on steroids?
Published 23 November 2022
Understanding the best ways to invest your money can be hard but don't turn back to your regular term deposit until you've read this.
Can pharmacists fix the GP shortage?
Published 21 November 2022
The NSW Government has announced a new trial expanding the responsibilities of pharmacists to help you get quicker access to healthcare but beware, there may be more risks than it seems at first glance.
Do your super and affordable housing mix?
Published 18 November 2022
There's been lots of talk about recruiting superannuation funds to help tackle the housing crisis but is it really realistic? How will investing in social and affordable housing affect your savings in super?
Dementia: a carer’s advice
Published 16 November 2022
Following an article on dementia in CPSA News, William Griffiths wrote to CPSA to share his experiences caring for his wife. Here is what he wrote.
Cholesterol, cancer: research finds potential super protein
Published 14 November 2022
It's usually a long time between exciting medical research findings and the practical application of those findings, but a protein called ERG28 looks promising.
Superannuation’s midlife crisis: big rule changes are coming!
Published 11 November 2022
Superannuation turned thirty recently, which means it's gone through about half a cycle of a single working-life-plus-retirement, and there are some pressing problems.
The biggest dental deserts
Published 9 November 2022
Ever tried to get a public dental appointment and wondered why it was so difficult? You may be living in a dental desert without even realising it.
Are you missing out on free money?
Published 7 November 2022
With energy bills continuing to rise, any help you can get is more than welcome. Meanwhile over a quarter of Australians entitled to concessions aren't claiming them! Make sure you aren't missing out.
CPI delivers real increases to the pension
Published 4 November 2022
Big increases in the cost of goods and services pensioners generally don't use can push up the CPI but not the pensioner living cost index.
Why one million new homes don’t matter
Published 2 November 2022
Making housing affordable? Building one million homes? The new National Housing Accord makes lots of big claims but what good will it actually do?
Whose standard is the standard in a standard drink?
Published 31 October 2022
Have you ever wondered which school of thought gets the say how big or small a standard alcoholic drink is? It varies from country to country for reasons unclear.
How much will the pension be in March 2023 and in four years’ time?
Published 28 October 2022
Budgets are about reading the future or, if you prefer, soggy tea leaves. So, CPSA cranked up its trusty old calculator and did the forward estimates on the pension.
A solid interim Budget: now for May 2023
Published 26 October 2022
PREDICTABLY, Tuesday’s federal Budget was a let-down for those who expected immediate solutions for the burning issues needing urgent attention.
Pensioners welcome a solid interim Budget
Published 25 October 2022
A Budget that has little in the way of one-off, special measures that benefit pensioners specifically, but a solid lead-up to the May 2023 Budget with many measures announced previously now funded and lined up for implementation.
Tomorrow’s Budget: the quiet before the storm of the May Budget?
Published 24 October 2022
The month of May is traditionally the month of the Budget, and is likely to be far more eventful than tomorrow's affair. Still. tomorrow may yield some hints about what's to come in May.
Have natural disasters led to a housing disaster?
Published 21 October 2022
Fires, floods, pandemics, a cost-of-living crisis and who knows what is coming our way next. How wide reaching are their effects and what does this mean for your hopes of a safe, secure home?
Soft drinks cause cancer: new liver research
Published 19 October 2022
Research just published in the medical scientific journal Nature Medicine found that you don’t have to be a drinker at all to damage your liver. Sweet things are just as bad. What a boring world we live in!
NSW property tax: return of the living dead?
Published 17 October 2022
Like the mortally wounded knight in Monty Python's 'The Holy Grail', the NSW property tax proposal has had all its limbs cut off but keeps saying that it's "just a flesh wound". It's time to put it out of its misery.
Data breaches and identity theft: what right to privacy do you have?
Published 14 October 2022
Not a day goes by during which you're not asked what your date of birth is. And your driver's licence number. And your Medicare card. Your passport. Where to draw the line?
The many shapes and sizes of ageism
Published 12 October 2022
If you've been denied a job, talked over or underestimated because of your age you're not alone. A new poll exposes the range of ways ageism is impacting older Australians.
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