Following the release of the Intergenerational Report, Professor John Freebairn examines factors contributing to retirement decisions including government policy and mature age employment opportunities.
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10/03/2015
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Mar-2015/Mature-age-employment-opportunities-Professor-John-Freebairn
The recent Australian Government decision to axe a plan to increase the pension age to 70 has prompted discussion on just when or how Australians should access a pension. Considering how the pension age should be determined, Dr David Knox writes that pension eligibility should be linked to life expectancy. Read more…
27/09/2018
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/September-2018/What-is-the-right-retirement-or-pension-age-for-Australia
CEDA first proposed a rise in the pension age to 67 in an information paper by Dr David Knox, Pensions for Longer Life: Linking Australia's pension age with life expectancy (2007). CEDA's chief executive David Byers said the federal budget decision to increase the pension age not only reflected how the world is changing, but will boost the economy, encourage more people in the workforce and ease the tax bill that Australians will have to pay in the years ahead. Read more…
13/05/2009
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/Pension-age-rise-a-sensible-response-to-demographic-challenges