COVID-19 vaccines as of September 2020

Posted on by
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
Read more
Posted in

Michael Moore film ‘Planet of the Humans’ removed from YouTube amid controversy

Posted on by
‘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
Read more
Posted in ,
Toxic content continues to runs rampant on Facebook | 60 Plus Club

Toxic content continues to runs rampant on Facebook

Posted on by
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
Read more
Posted in ,

What we know about the coronavirus tracing app, COVIDSafe app

Posted on by
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,
Read more
Posted in ,

Common questions about the coronavirus for over 60s

Posted on by
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
Read more
Posted in ,

Scammers exploiting Coronavirus to target online users

Posted on by
Scammers exploiting Coronavirus to target online users Cyber criminals have always taken advantage of a crisis as an opportunity to scam people. And sadly, new scams and campaigns aimed at taking advantage of people’s uncertainty around the Coronavirus pandemic are becoming increasingly commonplace. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has received over 100 reports about
Read more
Posted in ,

$750 payments to pensioners due from 31 March 2020 – Coronavirus stimulus

Posted on by
Coronavirus stimulus: $750 payments to pensioners due from 31 March 2020 Aged pensioners will get a one-off $750 payment as part of the Federal Government’s stimulus package announced last week. 6.5 million people are expected to receive the payment, including 2.4 million pensioners. This includes people on the Age Pension, Newstart, the Disability Support Pension,
Read more
Posted in ,

Cuts to deeming rate gives one quarter of Australia’s pensioners an extra $804

Posted on by
Pension bonus: Almost a million pensioners set to receive over $800 extra per year Almost a million Australians will be up to $804 better off after the federal government’s decision to cut deeming rates. Deeming rates are the rate of return that financial investments, owned by pensioners, are ‘assumed’ by the government to earn, and
Read more
Posted in ,

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees with franking credits policy

Posted on by
Labor government ‘milking’ self-funded retirees from proposed franking credits policy Labor’s franking credits policy continues to come under fire as hundreds of thousands of Australians learn more about how the proposed policy will impact their retirement nest egg. Labor government’s policy to abolish franking credit refunds for everyone but age pensioners has been described as
Read more
Posted in ,

Protect yourself against phone scams from fake ‘Telstra technicians’

Posted on by
Protect yourself against the latest phone scam from fake ‘Telstra technicians’ With the world becoming more ‘digitised’, we now find ourselves exposed to sharp increases in online fraud, phone scams and data breach hacks. We’re also seeing more creative techniques attempted by scammers to targeting individuals that are are not tech savvy. Gone are the
Read more
Posted in , ,

Retirement & Retirement Intentions, Australia – Survey results

Posted on by
Retirement & Retirement Intentions, Australia Survey results released on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) A survey conducted by the ABS on the retirement and retirement intentions of Australians aged from 45 years and over (in age groupings) provide for an interesting read. The survey is named Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS). Below are some of
Read more
Posted in ,

Using non-thermal ultrasound procedures to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on by
Using non-thermal ultrasound procedures to treat Alzheimer’s disease Neurological disorders such as dementia and its major form, Alzheimer’s disease, are an ongoing and increasing challenge for our ageing population. Sadly, the disorders remain incurable as there are limitations in existing treatments such as drugs and surgical therapies, due to their difficulty in accessing the brain.
Read more
Posted in , ,