At 1 January 2015 a significant change came into effect to the way that income streams are assessed under Centrelink’s ‘income test’. Income streams are now treated in the same way as other financial investments and are subject to ‘deeming’ provisions when determining age pension […]
Read MoreMedia Multi-Tasking – Are Our Children Losing Their Minds?
Here is an interesting article from the blog of well known meditation teacher, Ian Gawler. He warns of the dangers to young people of using 2-3 communication devices at the same time. Fortunately, he also offers some solutions. Ian wrote a chapter on meditation for […]
Read MoreBowel Caner – Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
Despite bowel cancer being the second biggest cancer killer in Australia, more than three quarters of people don’t have a bowel cancer test because it is messy and embarrassing. With nearly 4000 Australians dying from bowel cancer each year, Bowel Cancer Australia chief executive Julien […]
Read MoreAustralia Day Honours – We All Win
Unfortunately the recent Australia Day Honours were overshadowed by the Prime Minister’s incredible decision regarding the Duke of Edinburgh. What the day should have been about is recognising how fortunate we all are living in Australia and recognising the contributions made by a number of […]
Read MoreAustralia’s Retirement Savings Gap Amongst The World’s Biggest
On January 19, the Sydney Morning Herald ran an article under this caption that reported on the results of a global survey by HSBC showing that the majority of Australians are not financially prepared for retirement. The unfortunate reality for most of us is that […]
Read MoreSemi-Retirement: Try Before You Buy
For those people who love their job retirement is often something to be feared and resisted. Here’s how Fred P. approached this challenge – Fred owned his own business and had a staff of 10 people. He loved his job and when his wife talked […]
Read MoreCut Down On TV And Save Your Mind And Body
We’re not saying give up TV entirely – just limit the amount of time you spend in front of it. There are a number of good reasons for us to cut back on the time spent in front of the TV screen. Here are some […]
Read MoreWho Are You?
“Who are you?” It’s probably one of the most confronting questions we can be asked. The obvious answer – “I’m Paul, I’m married, live in Coffs Harbour, publish books, used to be in tourism, marketing, sports promotion and advertising etc” is also not the right answer. I’ve […]
Read MoreOlder Workers Face Jobless Future
A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age. This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry. The other side of this […]
Read MoreOlder Workers Face Jobless Future
A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age. This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry. The other side of this […]
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