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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline

(see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

NOTE: Items indexed from The Age are often syndicated in other Fairfax newspapers. Thus, the hyperlink below an Age item may lead to the same item on another Fairfax publication's website.


The Age:  April 11, 2014, page 24, comment by Patricia Edgar, `Treasury needs to catch up with older people'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/government-policy-needs-to-catch-up-with-older-people-20140410-zqswr.html

The Herald-Sun:  April 10, 2014, page 13, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Pension is a gift we can't afford'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/pension-is-a-gift-we-cannot-afford/story-fni0ffxg-1226879195010

The Australian:   April 10, 2014, page 10, comment by David Uren, `Pension costs us way too much'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/pension-costs-us-way-too-much/story-e6frg9qo-1226879293497

The Australian:   April 19, 2014, page 12, comment by Bernard Salt, `Older workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your privileges'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/older-workers-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-privileges/story-e6frg9jx-1226889435057

The Herald-Sun:  April 18, 2014, page 25, comment by Ellen Whinnett, `Older workers deserve peace of mind'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/older-workers-deserve-peace-of-mind/story-fni0ffsx-1226888499179

The Age:  April 15, 2014, page 31, comment by Peter Martin, `Why our pension scheme is too generous'.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/why-our-pension-scheme-is-too-generous-20140414-zqui8.html

The Age:  April 15, 2014, page 31, comment (on retirement age) by Diana Elliott, `Anyone for Hockey? Not when he moves the goal posts'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=A0AA738654F008D4DEDC87732064CF04?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=499&clsPage=1&docID=AGE140415OA5FB7B1SCJ

The Age:  April 15, 2014, page 4, news item (contains statistics) by Visintens and Hutchens, `No country delays pension until 70'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=54458B9AD6177BF62C2232B10EBCC45F?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1785&clsPage=1&docID=AGE140415BN6OM68TK9C

The Australian:   April 26, 2014, page 20, comment (on pensions) by Cassandra Wilkinson, `The old view is narrow'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/the-old-view-is-narrow/story-fnhuliiz-1226896167534

The Australian:   April 26, 2014, page 20, comment by Judith Sloan, `Age-old question needs answers, and soon'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/ageold-question-needs-answers-and-soon/story-fnbkvnk7-1226896165541

The Australian:   May 10, 2014, page 13, comment by Adam Creighton, `Retirement riches can't go on like this ... and yet, alas, they will'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/budget-2014/retirement-riches-cant-go-on-like-this-and-yet-alas-they-will/story-fnmbxsh3-1226912377038

The Australian:   May 5, 2014, page 10, comment by Henry Ergas, `Pension reform is about more than mere eligibility'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/pension-reform-is-about-more-than-mere-eligibility/story-fn7078da-1226905021802

The Age:  May 5, 2014, page 14, letters on pension age rise incl, `Payback time for the baby boomers / Survival of the self-centred'.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-age-letters/payback-time-for-the-baby-boomers-20140504-37q9o.html

The Age:  May 16, 2014, page 19, comment by Ryan Heath, `Upping pension age is the clear way forward'.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/upping-pension-age-is-the-clear-way-forward-20140515-zrd7b.html