Over 65 and Australian society calls us old, even though people now in their fifties must work until 67 before they can receive an age pension.
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Some comments about people over 65 make me mad
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Category Archives: Social issues
Face of homelessness – guest post
Homelessness has many faces. Following the publication of my blog, ‘Thin line between poverty and homelessness‘, I was contacted by a woman who asked me to maintain her confidentiality. When you read what follows, you will understand why!
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Thin line between poverty and homelessness
Two events this week prompted me to think about the thin line between poverty and homelessness. This is my very personal response.
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Age discrimination or ageism in practice
Age discrimination (ageism) creeps up on us when we aren’t looking. One day, we belong in the mainstream. The next, we older people find ourselves invisible in a grey (or beige) crowd. People describe us, collectively, as a burden.
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