Retirement

While the headline number was a 3.73 per cent increase, what it concealed was that four of the big five funds had higher increases. Now National Seniors Australia wants to make private health insurance an election issue.

With Australia’s aged care system undergoing massive reform, it will pay dividends for older Australians (and their families) to closely examine the costs and benefits of the different options available.

Whether it’s war, comedy or drama, these 11 movies have been at the forefront of telling our unique stories to local and international audiences.

For many retirees, machine learning is the brave new world they want nothing to do with. Yet it does offer advantages for those who are prepared to have an open mind about this technology.

A mobile phone provides an entrée into different worlds of learning. Whether it be studying a language, doing a university course or acquiring a creative skill, there will be an app that fits the bill.

Baby boomers entering retirement wanting financial direction are looking for assurances that their advisers are offering value for what can be an expensive service.

Books such as War and Peace and Don Quixote often sit on people’s bookshelves, perhaps a legacy of their school or university days. It’s time to dust them off, appreciating why these literary masterpieces have timeless appeal.

Growing numbers of tourists increasingly want to get off the beaten track. If that’s your ambition, then it helps to have a working knowledge of the local vernacular.

More than 2,000 years ago, the Chinese Confucian philosopher Mencius said friends are the siblings God never gave us. Those sage words ring ever truer in retirement when the opportunities to find friendship are more limited.

Speakers of the calibre of David Knoff, the expedition leader stranded with his team in Antarctic during COVID, can regularly be heard at this global institution that places a premium on knowledge, not qualifications.

Despite Esperance being one of the most isolated towns in Australia, its pristine beauty makes it a magnet for those wanting a slower – and cheaper – pace of life in retirement.

There’s nothing like curling up with a good book. The bonus is that by making it a regular pastime it will offer a range of mental benefits that contribute to a senior’s overall well-being.