Archive for June, 2009

Australians not happy with 67 retirement.

Later retirement age in Australia creates anger

Melanie Christiansen
June 27, 2009

FORCING older workers to wait until they are 67 to qualify for the age pension has little public support, a new poll has revealed.
Under the plan announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan in last month’s Federal Budget, the pension qualifying age will be gradually stepped up from [...]