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‘Walking on jagged gravel’: When is it time to replace a knee (or hip)?

Some 150,000 artificial joints go into Australians’ bodies every year. But they’re no easy fix. What’s it like to get a new hip or knee, or both?

  • Jackson Graham

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Women typically have lower super balances than men as they are more likely to take time off work to raise children.

Women must act now if they want to save their retirement. Here’s how

As we mark International Women’s Day, let me be blunt: the financial security of women approaching retirement today is in crisis.

  • Bec Wilson
Fisher says he no longer feels like a burden in social settings.

Nine years ago, this simple surgery changed John’s life

A new study finds cochlear implants can slow cognitive decline in older adults, improving memory and brain function. Researchers hope it will lead to big changes.

  • Broede Carmody
Happy result: Norma and Curtis Hancock with Save Our Store campaigners including Christine Mierisch, seated, front right, and Liz Monty, standing left, in green.

Norma is almost 90. She just bought a beloved general store in regional Victoria

The heart of the town of Guildford will beat again when the century-old store reopens this weekend.

  • Carolyn Webb
Build-to-rent policies are gathering steam.

Inconsistent and outdated: We must revamp rent assistance, not just raise it

Policymakers must consider broader reform to ensure that all retirees – regardless of their housing choice – have access to the support they need.

  • Rachel Lane
Young carer Charlie Dunn Rice with brother Thomas (Spider-Man costume), sister Ava and mum Kate Dunn.

‘A privilege’: What 15-year-old Charlie and other young carers want you to know

There are more than 390,000 carers under 25 in Australia, but their work often goes unnoticed, and advocates say more support is needed.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Doug Turner delivering an invitation for his winter party to his neighbour, Michelle Hernandez, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

87-year-old goes viral for party invitation: ‘4pm until the cops arrive’

Doug Turner started hosting an annual neighbourhood winter party after his wife died. He asks that guests “bring only a smile”.

  • Sydney Page
Fish Oil capsules

A new study claims fish oil pills slow biological ageing. Should we be taking them?

Over three years, daily omega-3 supplementation slowed ageing by three months. Liam Mannix pulls the evidence apart.

  • Liam Mannix
Experts warn lower home ownership rates will make poverty among retirees worse in coming decades.

Boomers are enjoying their retirement – unless they’re renting

Even as the richest generation, two-thirds of Baby Boomer retirees who rent are living in poverty – and the housing crisis will make it worse for future generations.

  • Millie Muroi
Many people leave the burden of sorting through their possessions after their death to grieving family members.

Hey Boomers, for your kids’ sake please ‘Swedish Death Clean’ the house

There’s a shipping container in my parents’ backyard. Neither remembers what’s in it. One day I will be forced to spend weeks sorting through it.

  • Lisa Martin

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