New analysis from the Super Members Council found one in four Australian workers missed out on super between 2018 and 2023, costing employees $24.4 billion nationally.
Ryan Johnson
Australia’s superannuation sector has backed a proposed ban on fund advertising during job onboarding, warning that new workers can be nudged into switching without realising the long-term costs.
Millions of Australians have recouped the losses that plagued their superannuation accounts in March as tensions ease around the US-Iran conflict ... but those who panicked may have missed out.
Australia spends more than $36 billion annually on aged care, but advocates say strength training should be taken seriously as a way to prevent senior decline.
Maeve Bannister
As the aged care sector gets used to major reforms, a former Liberal minister turned lobbyist has warned the overhaul may be having unintended consequences.
Zac de Silva
Years of gender pay gaps, part-time work and caring for others have left Australian women with smaller nest eggs facing a more uncertain future, research shows.
Adrian Black
About to retire? Here’s how to make the seamless shift into life after work and what you need to know before your last day, especially when it comes to accessing your superannuation and an age pension.
Nick Bruining
Above-inflation cost rises over the past year may have more seniors hoping to maintain a decent standard of living in retirement thinking about reining in their spending this Christmas.
Daniel Newell
A startling number of Australians are worried about their retirement prospects, and many fear they won't be able to retire at all, according to a study.
Australia's largest super funds are propping up the expansion of coal, oil and gas projects with billions of dollars from workers' retirement savings.
Derek Rose
A leader of one of Australia's biggest aged-care services has issued a dire warning about under-capacity in the sector as the nation's population grows older.
Retirement isn’t the end of the road. It’s a chance to redesign life with purpose, meaning and joy. Financial adviser Fran Hughes shares her lessons from a year of living differently.
Fran Hughes
Perth Children’s Court’s very own facility dog has hung up his lead after 28 remarkable dog years of service, trading the courtroom for cuddles and chew toys.
Jessica Evensen
Legislation to align superannuation with payday has been broadly welcomed despite warnings some firms would face a cashflow crunch and compliance headaches.
Regis Healthcare shares have plunged after the aged care operator announced the government's funding package won't meet staffing cost increases.
An increasing number of Australians say it would take a miracle for them to retire financially secure, according to multiple surveys.
Rumours the federal government is introducing new laws targeting mature drivers including a night time curfew have been exposed as AI-generated nonsense.
Kate Atkinson
Guinness World Records has recognised a 102-year-old man as the oldest person to reach the summit of Japan's highest mountain.
Reeno Hashimoto
Australia's growing ranks of retirees present a golden opportunity for a big name in the nation's superannuation to write a new chapter in its turnaround story.
Q+A: Am I better off drawing a lump sum each year from the super fund, or transferring the money to a RI allocated pension — which converts super into a regular income — and then drawing from this account?
More than a decade since the masterplan was first approved, stage three of the St Ives Carine Retirement Village is preparing to break ground.
Liam Murphy
DEBTMAN: One curve ball to your retirement plans could leave you with a situation that no longer features the “photographs and still frames in your mind” (thanks, Green Day) post-work life.
Bruce Brammall
As someone who has taken a close look at the retirement village arrangements on offer, I can see the attractiveness of the proposition and why it is appealing to many.
Seniors moving into retirement village lease-for-life arrangements have been warned to check the exit process and fees, or risk a shortfall when it comes time to cover hefty accommodation payments.
