This is exactly how long you should be sleeping,standing and moving each day

This is exactly how long you should be sleeping,standing and moving each day

A new Australian study has worked out precisely how we should be spending each day for optimum health.

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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Older drivers caused 145 deaths in five years,but debate still rages over annual medical tests
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Older drivers caused 145 deaths in five years,but debate still rages over annual medical tests

The rapidly ageing driver population means there is a renewed push for mandatory licence checks. Crash victims such as Hugh Roberts say it’s a life-saving initiative,not ageist.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andHenrietta Cook
Why is retirement spending so difficult to navigate?

Why is retirement spending so difficult to navigate?

Super through our working life is relatively straightforward. The retirement phase presents an entirely different situation.

  • byBec Wilson
Parenting your parents? How to look out for ageing loved ones without an argument

Parenting your parents? How to look out for ageing loved ones without an argument

Whether it’s to do with health or finances,looking after your parents – in big or small ways – can shift a family dynamic. Here’s how to navigate it with kindness.

  • byNell Geraets
Curious about how well your body is ageing? Try the sit-to-stand test

Curious about how well your body is ageing? Try the sit-to-stand test

For older people,this simple exercise is the best way to measure how much physical power you have.

  • byAmanda Loudin
Rise of the tombstone suburb:Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births
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Population

Rise of the tombstone suburb:Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births

Sydney’s population is booming thanks to migration,but deaths are outnumbering births in a growing share of mainly wealthy suburbs.

  • byMatt Wade
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Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years
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Aged care

Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years

Families need advice they can trust on the often complicated fee structures of aged care homes.

  • byJohn Collett
Why the Coalition’s super-for-housing plan is a terrible idea

Why the Coalition’s super-for-housing plan is a terrible idea

The Coalition is again spruiking its plan to let young people use super to buy housing. Let me list the (many) reasons this is a terrible idea.

  • byVictoria Devine
At 96,John is one of Australia’s oldest doctors. What’s the secret to his longevity?
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At 96,John is one of Australia’s oldest doctors. What’s the secret to his longevity?

Dr John Wiseman graduated from medicine in 1952,near the height of Australia’s polio epidemic. He reflects on how the world,and his work,has changed over seven decades.

  • byAisha Dow
How to live better now we’re living longer

How to live better now we’re living longer

It’s likely we’ll all live much longer,and we want those years to be good years. Here’s how to make that happen.

  • byBec Wilson
Let’s face it,when it comes to perfection,we’re unhinged

Let’s face it,when it comes to perfection,we’re unhinged

Teens are buying retinol and an actress’ movable forehead stops me in my tracks.

  • byGenevieve Novak