News - seniors

Travel A 100-YEAR-OLD French woman says being a "daredevil" and a love of late-night dancing has seen her rack up the years as her town's favourite bartender.

News LAUGHING out loud is said to be the best medicine so why not do it while chilling out on a short-break cruise in the company of some great comedians.

News TAIWANESE researchers have recorded a rainbow that reportedly lasted nearly nine hours above Taipei late last month.

News THE retirement sector’s commitment to create “vibrant and active communities” has been celebrated at the National Retirement Living Awards.

News BEING alone at Christmas is sadly the case for many older people, but with a little bit of help from a friend, the feeling of being alone can be avoided.

News THE Cross of Long Tan - one of Australia’s most treasured war memorials - has been returned to the Australian War Memorial.

Entertainment JOHNNY Hallyday - the beloved 'French Elvis' - has sent an entire nation into mourning after it was announced the rocker had died.

News Bert Hinkler designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia.

News A LIFETIME of public service rests well on the broad shoulders of Australia's oldest active patrolling lifesaver, 87-year-old Bruce Robertson.

News THE selfless women who threw everything into the war effort as Voluntary Aid Detachments have been celebrated by the Red Cross.

News AUSTRALIA'S perennial comeback king has finally had his propensity for doing just one more tour turned into a recognised slang term.

Lifestyle THIS white bean dip is a play on a dish called musabaha, which is a chunkier hummus with a spicy, lemony flavour.

News THE good news any hearing protection is good protection according to Independent Audiology Australia member, Grant Collins of Clarity Hearing Solutions.

News THE world lost one its leading lights in the fight for racial equality when Nelson Mandela lost his battle with illness and died on this day in 2013.

News AN OVERJOYED dog was filmed having the time of his life as heavy rain and strong winds swept across Melbourne last weekend.

News PET support program Golden Hearts breaks down the barriers that often stand in the way of seniors owning or continuing to own pets.

News OUR new superannuation system with its series of caps and reduction in pension access has thrown up an unlikely outcome.

News THE announcement that Oroton - the iconic Australian retailer - has been put into administration spells the end of an era for a generation of fashionistas.

News TEARS were surely shed for good reason at the fifth anniversary of the Queensland Government’s Apology for Forced Adoption Policies and Practices.

Opinion THE Harvey Weinstein scandal that has spread to our own backyard holds an ugly truth for our generation: our outdated social norms led us to this point.