Before the global financial crisis the government indicated it would increase by $30 a week the pension for the aged, disability support carers and veterans. Each $10 increase (with an increasing aged population) will add $1.3 billion next year and $5.1 billion over four years. The government is now softening the electorate to increasing the single pension only. To compensate this cost they are indicating solo parents will have no increase and the jobless will have greater limitations placed on their eligibility.
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Exclusive: Aveo to sell off its retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania
Tony Randello, CEO of the nation’s leading retirement village provider, said the impending sale of its 16 retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania “aligns with Aveo’s regular strategic review of opportunities across its portfolio”. The...
