Seniors cards offer savings for many aged 60 and over

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Senior cards offer savings for many aged 60 and over 😊 Nearly 50,000 senior citizens have been guaranteed savings that could add up to thousands of dollars each year. Within hours of this week’s announcement of changes to the eligibility rules for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card by the government, the opposition agreed to match
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Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s

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Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s 🧐 As expected, the Morrison government’s pre-election budget had plenty of sweeteners. The 2022-23 budget documents revealed total expenditure of $628.5 billion, of which social security and welfare ($221.7 billion) made up the lion’s share, alongside funding for health ($105.8 billion), education ($44.8 billion), defence ($38.3 billion)
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Budget22 • Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees

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Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees announced from the budget 🙂 Will you be better off as a result of Josh Frydenberg’s latest budget? A lot of Australians will be as a result of a six-month cut in fuel excise and once-off $250 once-off welfare payments. In addition, the government also announced the extension of the
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Australia’s top performing suburbs across each capital city for 2021

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Australia’s top performing suburbs for 2021 for house & units So, where were Australia’s top performers in residential real estate over 2021? CoreLogic’s annual Best of the Best 2021 report is the most comprehensive overview of top performing residential markets and provides suburb-level insights across a variety of measures to reveal Australia’s strongest performers over
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The new rules explained for flying in and out of Australia

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The new rules explained for flying in and out of Australia From Monday 1 November, vaccinated Australians will be able to fly in and out of Sydney International Airport without having to undergo any form of hotel or home quarantine. Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 12 and over who have received two doses of
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Queensland opens its border to interstate hotspots by Christmas – Rules explained

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Queensland’s border rules explained Queensland will open its border to interstate hotspots by Christmas with no quarantine requirement. Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement after her cabinet meeting this morning to discuss the roadmap out of the pandemic. All arrivals from hotspots will be allowed to quarantine at home from November 19, when 70 per cent
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Start a conversation today on R U OK? Day

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Start a conversation this R U OK? Day 💬💛 R U OK?’s vision is a world where we’re all connected and protected from suicide. With many out of work, separated from family or struggling to deal with the day-to-day changes the pandemic has thrust upon us, it’s never been more important to check in on
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How to get a Covid vaccine appointment

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How to get a Covid vaccine appointment This article covers the ways in which you can get a Covid vaccine, with links to booking appointments and a list of locations and opening hours across states.   How many vaccination sites are there? Around the country there are more than 6,300 places to get the jab.
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Make sure your Downsizer contributions don’t upend your super plans

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Make sure your Downsizer contributions don’t upend your super plans Two proposals in the federal budget are unambiguously great news for older Australians looking to get more money into super. Both relate to extending the period of time for which particular opportunities are available. The first was a proposal to bring the eligibility for “downsizer
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Queensland Health blasted over another compassionate case

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Queensland Health blasted over another compassionate case Son unable to visit his dying mother due to Queensland’s lack of empathy on border restrictions The Today Show hosts broke down on live TV this morning after it was revealed Karl Stefanovic’s schoolmate was unable to visit his dying mother due to Queensland’s border restrictions. Allison Langdon
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UQ Research: Seeking over 50s to participate in COVID-19 survey

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UQ Researchers seeking participants aged 50 and over to participate in COVID-19 survey Understanding potential mental health protective factors associated with COVID-19 UQ researchers are seeking participants aged 50 years and over to participate in a survey regarding their COVID-19 experience to help understand the impact of the pandemic and potential protective mental health factors.
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Australia’s biggest age pension postcodes revealed

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Australia’s biggest age pension postcodes revealed Queensland strengthens its position as Australia’s retirement hot spot The last five years has seen age pensioner numbers shrink in Victoria and New South Wales, as seniors head north and west to enjoy richer retirements. Particularly to Queensland, which now contains four of Australia’s top five age pension postcodes
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