What are the most aggravating and courteous driving behaviours?

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Survey by NRMA ranks the top most aggravating driving behaviours and most courteous An NRMA survey has uncovered the most important acts of courteous drivers. More than 2,000 NRMA members scattered through metro, regional and rural areas of NSW and the ACT took part in the survey. So what were the top ranked forms of
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How the 2021 Budget affects those in their 60s, 70s and over

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How the 2021 Budget affects those in their 60s, 70s and over Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes. Ian Yates, Chief Executive of COTA Australia, welcomed the expansion of superannuation payments to workers earning less than $450 a month, saying the
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UQ Music Research: Seeking volunteers for online study

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Seeking music-lovers aged 60+ to participate in an online music listening study   Do you love listening to music? Do you know all the lyrics to your favourite songs? Do you want to help us better understand how lyrics in music are processed? If you’ve answered YES to any of the questions above, we are
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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for those over 50

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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for those over the age of 50 COVID-19 vaccine update, as at 10 April 2021. Australia has secured an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This adds to the 20 million doses already on order for delivery this year. Securing the additional Pfizer vaccines means Australia will now have
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Age Pension to increase for mid-March 2021

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Age Pension increase for mid March 2021 Nearly 2.6 million older Australians will be receiving an increase to their Age Pension payment following a mid March indexation increase to social payments. From 20 March, 2021, all social security payments will be increased, including the Carer Payment. Pensions last rose in March 2020 by $10.20 per
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Australia’s top performing suburbs across each capital city for 2020

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Australia’s top performing suburbs for 2020 for house & units In a year that no one could have predicted, from a deadly global pandemic to our largest economic downturn since the 1930’s, CoreLogic’s Best of the Best 2020 Report released today reveals Australia’s $7.2 trillion residential real estate market proved remarkably resilient. While the initial
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When leaving super to estate is a better fit

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When leaving super to estate is a better fit If your beneficiaries are adult children and there is no spouse, there are five big tax savings. When you pass on, there are rules about how, and to whom, your superannuation benefit can be paid. In a typical nuclear family, a super benefit can be paid
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CHOICE shames products in 2020 Shonkys awards | 60 Plus Club

CHOICE shames products in 2020 Shonkys awards

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CHOICE shames products in 2020 Shonkys awards Consumer advocate CHOICE launched the CHOICE Shonky Awards in 2006 so they could call out some of the shonkiest products and companies taking advantage of Australian consumers each year. The 2020 Shonkys uncover and call out practices from companies “taking advantage of their customers”, according to Choice CEO
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2020-21 budget provides $250 cash payments for aged, family, disability welfare recipients and self-retirees eligibility

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2020 Budget provides $250 cash payments for aged, family and disability welfare recipients Criteria confusion for self-funded retirees – Seniors urged to check their eligibility Cash payments totalling $500 are about to line the pockets of around 5.1 million pensioners and other eligible recipients. Two $250 payments — to be paid in December this year
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COVID-19 vaccines as of September 2020

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COVID-19 vaccines as of September 2020 Over 165 vaccines against COVID-19 under development and 37 at human clinical trial stage With over 30 Million global cases of COVID-19 and passing 943,000 deaths – a vaccine could not come soon enough. (view COVID19 global live infection map here). The good news is there are more than
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Michael Moore film ‘Planet of the Humans’ removed from YouTube amid controversy

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‘Planet of the Humans’ finds Michael Moore pitted against Left-Wing activists he once inspired Academy award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, known for inciting the right, is now facing criticism from people who would ordinarily align with his views. As America’s most famous activist filmmaker, Michael Moore has made his name with documentaries that prompt strong reactions
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Toxic content continues to runs rampant on Facebook | 60 Plus Club

Toxic content continues to runs rampant on Facebook

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Toxic content continues to runs rampant on Facebook Facebook has published new figures showing the amount of controversial content it took action on (i.e. removed or flagged) in the first three months of 2020. Amid the spreading of fake news, conspiracy theories and increasing levels of inflammatory content circulating online, the social network, along with
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What we know about the coronavirus tracing app, COVIDSafe app

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The Australian Government’s tracing app explained – COVIDSafe app The Australian Government are working tirelessly on ensuring that a second wave of COVID-19 cases don’t emerge once restrictions are lifted. In doing so, a number of measures are being explored to give Australians a better chance of going back to some form of normal life,
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Common questions about the coronavirus for over 60s

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Common questions about the coronavirus for over 60s How long does the coronavirus live on different surfaces? Do face masks help? All of your COVID-19 questions answered. Life in the time of coronavirus can be confusing – mixed messages from state and federal leaders and new discoveries about the nature of the coronavirus being made
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