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Companies Find Ways To Retain Expertise Of Older workers

Dave Gromala that there's more to life than work. Someday, he'd find a way to retire early from Weyerhaeuser so he and his wife could explore more of the fun stuff in life before growing old. But late last year, after he crunched the numbers, the dream looked premature. "When you even think of trying to retire at age 55, the calculator explodes," he said.
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Retire?......Continued Work Or Volunteerism

The results of a study from Singapore suggest that 'continued work involvement or volunteerism provides opportunities
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Ambassador Max Snippet....Retiring To Bribie Island

Ambassador Max from Bribie Island let's us know about the happenings in his area. You may recall that he moved from the NT to Bribie Island some years ago, (and had enjoyed reading the first edition of Where To Retire In Australia).
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AMA Sends SOS To Retired Doctors

Retired doctors could be lured back to public hospitals because there are not enough experienced clinicians available to teach medical graduates wanting to specialise as surgeons, obstetricians and cardiologists.
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Australia's Population Continues To Age

Australia's median age (the age at which half the population is older and half is younger) increased by 5.1 years over the past 20 years, from 31.8 years at 30 June 1989 to 36.9 years in 2009 according to preliminary figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Retire?, Not Likely

At 76, Joan Rivers has the energy of a teenager, the drive of an entrepreneur and the hectic schedule of a campaigning politician. Retirement doesn’t interest her.
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Half Of Older Workers Want To Keep Jobs Past Retirement Age

The number of older workers still hoping to move up the career ladder is more than double the number who are looking to take a downwards step to ease their workload, according to a survey published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Living On Coast Is Unaffordable

According to the sixth Demographia International Affordability Survey, the Sunshine Coast is the third least affordable place to live in the world. The survey ranked housing affordability in 272 markets in six countries – Australia, the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.
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Retirement!? The Very Latest In Walking Sticks.......

The very latest in walking sticks! Look at what a friend of ours was given for his birthday!
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Retire To Echuca

Ian moved from the Northern Territory to Echuca on the Murray River. Read Ian's latest update.
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Retire? From Ambassador Ian In Echuca

Ambassador Ian from Echuca has contacted us to let us know how he is settling in to Echuca. Ian was originally from Darwin.
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