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Medibanks stolen data • What should customers do now?

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Medibanks stolen data • What should customers do now? 😟🤔 The health insurance provider first reported “unusual activity” on its network on 13 October – and it was initially believed no customer data had been removed from its systems. An alleged hacker group then contacted Medibank wishing to negotiate over a set of reportedly stolen
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What’s in the Federal Budget for older Australians?

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What’s in the Federal Budget for older Australians? 💸🧐 After a nine year absence, a Labor Treasurer has once again delivered a Federal Budget, with Dr. Jim Chalmers producing in his first budget a document that reflects the times; one that is aiming to be, in his words, ‘solid, sensible and suited to the conditions’.
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4 ways to train your mind to relax

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4 ways to train your mind to relax 😌💭 Training your mind to relax can help you feel rested and prepared at any time, and is easy to do. When you find methods that work for you, cultivate and practice them often. In time, you’ll be able to relax more quickly. This article covers four
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How to spot a fake profile on Facebook

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How to spot a fake profile on Facebook Last year Facebook estimated that more than 10% of profile accounts were fake or duplicates. And as Facebook surpassed 2.3 Billion users this year that accounts for an estimated 230 Million fake accounts. Whilst Facebook is adopting several strategies to point out fake profiles, it is also
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What happens when a pensioner dies?

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What happens when a pensioner dies? ❤️ When anyone dies, someone else will receive their super. There are rules about who that can be (for example, for most people it will only be their spouse, children or their estate). The group that can receive that super as a pension is even smaller. In fact, it’s
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Your dog’s environmental allergies

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Your dog’s environmental allergies 🐶 Here’s a quick guide to environmental allergies for dogs! There’s nothing more frustrating than an itch you can’t scratch, so it must be very irritating for our dogs when they have allergies. We often blame food for allergic reactions, but have you considered the likelihood of environmental factors being the
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Increase to working limits for pensioners unveiled

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Increase to working limits for pensioners as ‘work bonus’ unveiled at jobs summit The federal government has resolved to a one-off increase in how much pensioners will be allowed to work before it affects their fortnightly payments, as the two-day national jobs summit ends. Pensioners will be able to earn an additional $4,000 this financial
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100 helpful ways that could save you money

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100 helpful ways that could save you money Cost of living + inflation crisis = The biggest price rises in living memory for most Australians have meant action is required to bring many household budgets back into balance. Sort My Money founder David Rankin said this was the first time he could remember that Australians
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Binding death benefit nominations • 6 traps to avoid

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Binding death benefit nominations • 6 traps to avoid Avoiding pitfalls actually starts well before the binding death benefit nomination is prepared. It starts with the fund’s trust deed. The first (and maybe most important) trap to avoid is having a trust deed that doesn’t clearly spell out some critical things about binding death benefit
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Tips to making your mobile phone last longer

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Tips to making your mobile phone last longer and perform better 📱💡 A great alternative for when you don’t plan on upgrading your phone “Should I Get a New Phone?” season has officially started, with Samsung unveiling its latest Galaxy foldables. Apple’s iPhone event typically takes place in mid-September, followed by Google’s Pixel launch. The
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Why physical activity benefits every area of our life

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Why physical activity benefits every area of our life, especially as we get older 🏊💪 Today, we know a lot about the need to be physically active as we get older. Regardless of health and physical abilities, older adults can really benefit by staying physically active. Even if you have difficulty standing or walking, you
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Seven quick tips on eating well as we get older

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Seven quick tips on eating well as we get older 🍓🐟🥩 Healthy eating is important at any age, but becomes even more so as we reach midlife and beyond. As well as keeping your body healthy, eating well can also be the key to a positive outlook and staying emotionally balanced. But healthy eating doesn’t
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Should you wait until starting a pension before selling assets in your SMSF?

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Should you wait until starting a pension before selling assets in your SMSF? These days, many SMSF members know that their fund stops paying income tax on some or all of its investment earnings (rent, interest, dividends, capital gains) when it starts paying “retirement phase” pensions. A “retirement phase” pension is usually a pension that
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