ILA Magazine: Discover the Best Retirement Haven + 14 MoreThey’re at it again. Another proposed change to Age Pension eligibility. It’s not a biggie...but add it to the string of changes over the last 10 years—of which there have been 10—and it’s more than a little annoying. We’re told this new rule—titled “The Enhanced Residency...
It’s not news that Australia is expensive. You don’t even need to live there to know that. In fact, travelling overseas will prove it. Every year Australia and its cities are in the top few of global cost of living tables, surveys, reports…you name it. If you’ve spent time in Southeast Asia…
I love the internet and I can’t imagine living without it. But it has got a downside—not all the information you find on it is correct or up to date. If you’re an Australian age pensioner and you’re reading this postcard, chances are you daydream about spending some of your retirement years in another country. But there’s a lot of uncertainty as to whether you can go with your Age Pension intact...
There’s a lot of misinformation—and, not surprisingly, a lot of confusion—around what happens to your Age Pension when you go overseas. You probably know from bitter experience how difficult it is to get consistent answers from Centrelink on this matter...
I can’t remember the last time that someone stood up on the bus to give me their seat in Australia. When I’m in Malaysia, it happens regularly. There, my grey hair and mature face symbolise wisdom and command respect.