My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’
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My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’

An aide-memoire is all very well – until you make the wrong connection.

  • byAnson Cameron

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‘I’m angry’:Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now,she’s asking the UN to help

‘I’m angry’:Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now,she’s asking the UN to help

Lily Arthur was one of the young,vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now,she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.

  • byMegan Norris
‘It’s not inappropriate’:Why adults with dementia are often shamed for sex

‘It’s not inappropriate’:Why adults with dementia are often shamed for sex

Baby Boomers are set to dominate aged care in the next decade. As the generation of free love,their expectations around sex means providers need to change.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Baby Boomers face aged care bed shortages as funding crisis worsens
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Baby Boomers face aged care bed shortages as funding crisis worsens

The shortage could leave the sector without 21,200 beds as operators warn of financial pressures that will force them to close more homes than they build.

  • byDavid Crowe
Want to be ‘carried out in a box’? How retirees can tap into the value of their homes

Want to be ‘carried out in a box’? How retirees can tap into the value of their homes

For many Australians over 65,a significant amount of their wealth is tied up in the family home. Here are some safe ways to access it.

  • byKaye Fallick
Boomers spend,Zoomers struggle as economic divide widens

Boomers spend,Zoomers struggle as economic divide widens

Prabhat and Neena Sinha love to travel and have plenty of hobbies in their retirement,but they see the effect the cost of living is having on their children.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
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Good things come in coloured envelopes,but only Boomers know that
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Opinion

Good things come in coloured envelopes,but only Boomers know that

Alas,we no longer send birthday cards like we used to. It’s a hallmark of the times.

  • byJo Stubbings
‘I didn’t expect to be a model at my age’:The women over 80 defying stereotypes

‘I didn’t expect to be a model at my age’:The women over 80 defying stereotypes

Forget retirement. Today’s octogenarians are just as likely to be building companies and fronting fashion campaigns.

  • byDilvin Yasa
It’s tougher now than in the 1980s

It’s tougher now than in the 1980s

Even Boomers agree:younger people are doing it terribly tough because of the cost of putting a roof over their head.

I’m a writer,so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?

I’m a writer,so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?

When we do puzzles together,something dark and fierce takes over. I feel a frenzied desire to win.

  • byKerri Sackville
The sensible stamp duty thought-bubble buried in a budget reply
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NSW budget

The sensible stamp duty thought-bubble buried in a budget reply

The NSW opposition’s budget reply speech,as is customary,was an extended swipe at the government. But there was one good idea.

  • byAlexandra Smith