The Federal Government has announced that employers would be paid an incentive fee to hire older workers. From July 1, employers will be paid $1000 to hire unemployed people 50 or over in a bid to reduce discrimination against older job seekers. While the financial […]
Feeling a bit green? Volunteer and do your bit for the environment Working towards a healthy and sustainable environment is not a task just for the younger generation. A growing number of retirees are keeping active and healthy while doing there bit for the environment. […]
Baby boomers look set to boost the ranks of Australia’s army of active volunteers over the next few years, with new research revealing four in every five Australians (82%) aged 50-64 plan to spend time volunteering when they retire. The research results also show that […]
Here is an introduction to an interview on the ABCs PM program with demographer Bernard Salt MARK COLVIN: The baby boomer generation will start retiring next year and the demographer Bernard Salt is warning the aged care industry that they’ll be demanding clients.In his keynote […]
Think over the years how many times you have thought to yourself – “I wish I knew how to do that!” What was it? Maybe it was to learn another language, music, horticulture, literature, life science, computing, photography, or simply bush walking. Well what better […]
Some travellers aim to make a difference Forget the traditional resort holiday. Today there is a new traveller emerging. Joanne Davies, Naturewise program manager from Conservation Volunteers Australia, explains a revolutionary way to holiday. Voluntourists are experience seekers looking for a holiday which is engaging, enriching […]
If you do a nice thing for someone else knowing you’ll reap some benefit yourself, is it still a good deed? What if your primary reason for doing it is because of the benefits it’ll bring you? Researchers spend a lot of time debating whether […]
Stop thinking about what’s wrong. Refocus on creating more right. Feeling challenged, stressed, depressed, anxious, miffed, pissed off, pissed on — and as if you and you alone are being singled out by the fates to suffer? I’m here to encourage you to stop thinking […]
At last you’ve both retired and hopefully your financial planner has said you can afford it. From here on in, life’s one happy holiday – or is it? What you probably haven’t been told is that retirement brings a whole range of new challenges that […]