AGE PENSIONERS KEY TO SOLVING AUSTRALIA’S LABOUR CRUNCH

Perhaps the single best option for tackling these issues is to provide an unlimited work bonus which would allow pensioners to earn as much as they want from work and just pay income tax like everyone else. This is not to suggest a universal pension — eligibility would still be subject to an assets test and other income tests — but to give pensioners greater freedom to work if they choose to. It will give greater freedom and prosperity to pensioners who choose to work, it will increase revenue from the tax on additional income earned, and it will provide immediate relief to businesses across Australia struggling with worker shortages.

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Clancy and Artacho del Solar on a roll in Birmingham

Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar kept the momentum rolling into their second game of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Aussie pair were all class, with a convincing straight sets win over Trinidad and Tobago 2:0 (21-6, 21-7). “It felt like another step forward from our last game, which is good, that’s what we want to do,” Clancy said.

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Dolphins Paint Birmingham Gold

The Australian Swimming Team have put on a display of composure and excellence in what was a gold painted night in Birmingham. After four nights of swimming the Dolphins have amassed 39 medals including 16 golds.

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Australia’s Emma McKeon wins her fourth gold of Birmingham 2022

Emma McKeon celebrated her fourth gold medal of Birmingham 2022 with the women’s 50m Butterfly title as the medals kept coming in the pool for Australia, who claimed five titles on Monday night. Kyle Chalmers claimed his first individual gold medal at the 2022 Games with victory in the men’s 100 metres Freestyle final at Sandwell Aquatics Centre. The 24-year-old, part of Australia’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay winning teams in the men’s and mixed categories, hit the front early on from lane four and never looked back, clocking 47.51 seconds to finish first.

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Employers back push to allow pensioners to work more without losing government payment

“We need to pursue every solution,” she said. “That means supporting older Australians who are willing to pitch in at a seriously challenging time.” Hancock Prospecting executive chairwoman Gina Rinehart said the policy would be a “win-win-win-win” for pensioners and veterans who “deserve the right” to work without onerous paperwork. She said it could help ease acute staffing shortages in aged care, hospitals and other sectors.

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Gina backs ‘win-win’ plan for seniors

Thousands of pensioners and “grey nomads” could hold the key to unlocking the nation’s workforce crisis, according to a plan backed by mining magnate Gina Rinehart. “This policy would be … good for pensioners and veterans who deserve the right at least as much as all of us to work if we chose without onerous paperwork,” she said.

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Pool Queen is Greatest Ever

Golden girl notches a magical new milestone Emma McKeon’s bold decision to shun more glory and to focus on her wellness has edged her ahead of her childhood heroes to become Australia’s most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete. After her heroics at the Tokyo Olympics when she became Australia’s most prolific medal winner at a single Games, McKeon decided to take time out from swimming and become the girl next door in her NSW home town of Wollongong.

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History Made, Records Broken on Night Three

The women of the Australian Swimming Team led the charge with three gold medals in a history-making and record-breaking Birmingham night. In what was a history making race, Emma McKeon(23.99) became the greatest Commonwealth Games athlete of all time with a win in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. The win takes McKeon’s Commonwealth Games gold medal haul to 11. More than any other athlete in the history of the Games.

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Commonwealth Games | Birmingham Update | Day 3

Another golden night for the Aussies in Birmingham, with history-making feats across the board. Eleven gold medals, five silver and six bronze were added to the tally, taking our total number of medals to 52. In the pool, Emma McKeon has made history, surpassing Ian Thorpe, Susie O’Neill and Leisel Jones to become Australia’s most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete by claiming her 11th gold medal in the 50m freestyle final.

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