I don't know if it's just me, but dogs seem to be taking over the world - not just in the puppy boom of the pandemic but also in signs of an even more canine future. Hounds are now turning up in places they've never been allowed before, such as plane seats, courts, strata blocks and even beaches. As a dog owner and lover of most breeds, I wonder about those who don't share these feelings,... read more>

Not too many losers in Mike Baird’s first budget as Premier, which is not so surprising, knowing he faces an election in nine months. Pleasingly, any references or imposts to older Australians were conspicuously absent from the document. But does that mean FiftyUps in NSW came through the budget scot-free? No, according to our latest Member Poll. We asked the […]

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It now seems almost certain that NSW Premier Mike Baird is planning the sale of NSW’s electricity transmission network, or at least some of it for now. Premier Baird will take a 49 per cent sale of the state’s $30 billion electricity network to the next election, according to the Daily Telegraph. In Queensland we’ve seen similar moves with the […]

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“I saved over $80 per month [by switching from] a similar policy with another company,” says FiftyUp Club member Daniel Prokop, 59, who just took up the Life Insurance special offer we’ve negotiated for Australia’s best customers. The product is fully underwritten, with optional trauma and income protection cover, and it’s from 135-year-old provider NobleOak. “NobleOak completed my application over the phone and approved […]

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The FiftyUp Club has chosen Coles Insurance as a partner for our first special offer because they offered the best car insurance deal for the majority of our members 50 and over. Coles Insurance is one of Australia’s fastest-growing car insurers, with more than 250,000 policies – and they’ve grown so fast because they provide a quality, value for money alternative […]

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