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First look: New trailer for The Crown shows Olivia Colman as the Queen
Fans of Netflix series The Crown have been treated to the first trailer for the upcoming series, with Olivia Colman taking on the role of Her Majesty the Queen.
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Jessica Galley
Reinventing Retirement
A blessing or a curse? Retirees debate pros and cons of giving up work
A blessing or a curse? Retirees debate pros and cons of giving up work
Hundreds of retirees shared their most and least favourite things about retirement online, from having more time to do the things they love, to worrying about money.
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Jessica Galley
Style
All the glitters! Sarah Ferguson turns heads in stunning silk evening gown
All the glitters! Sarah Ferguson turns heads in stunning silk evening gown
The Duchess of York made a stylish appearance in black at The British Heart Foundation's Heart Hero Awards on Friday.
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Jessica Galley
News
Listeria warning: Meals on Wheels products recalled over contamination fears
Listeria warning: Meals on Wheels products recalled over contamination fears
Several frozen ready meal products, produced by Flagstaff Fine Foods and sold at Meals on Wheels organisations, are being urgently recalled.
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Jessica Galley
Gardening
Advice for planters of Woolworths Discovery Garden: Don’t make these mistakes
Advice for planters of Woolworths Discovery Garden: Don’t make these mistakes
A few of us have been unboxing and potting our Woolworths Discovery Garden seed sets as soon as we return from the shops, only to make some pretty fundamental mistakes with the seasons and conditions for planting
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Rebecca Wilson
Essential Reads
Income and Super
‘My super fund isn’t a top performer, so should I switch funds?’
by
Jim Kilkenny
News
The easiest ways to encourage elderly relatives to accept help at home
by
Jocelyn Nickels
Downsizing
Renting over 60: Your options from houseshares to private homes
by
Jessica Galley
Aged Care
‘Ageing passport’ could keep Aussies out of residential aged care
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Starts at 60 Writers
Joke of the day
Starts at 60 Daily Joke: A man spots an old friend
"It is not what you might think, my friend."
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Style
Jenny Morrison looks sensational in dazzling caped gown for US State Dinner
The US President and First Lady welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny to the White House on Friday, hosting a State Dinner in their honour.
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Jessica Galley
Relationships
Kindness trumps looks, humour and money when it comes to finding love: Study
Kindness trumps looks, humour and money when it comes to finding love: Study
Researchers from Swansea University in the UK assessed more than 2,700 people to find out what characteristics were most valued when it comes to finding a long-term partner.
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Jessica Galley
Royals
Modern monarchy: All the ways Meghan and Harry broke royal protocol
Modern monarchy: All the ways Meghan and Harry broke royal protocol
These are the biggest ways Harry and Meghan have defied royal protocol!
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Rachael Rosel
Style
The queen of recycling: Princess Mary steps out in favourite blush ball gown
The queen of recycling: Princess Mary steps out in favourite blush ball gown
Crown Princess Mary stepped out in the beautiful gown to attend a dinner at the Swedish ambassador's residence in Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday evening.
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Penelope Pelecas
Dementia
‘Doctors dismissed my husband’s dementia as anxiety and depression’
‘Doctors dismissed my husband’s dementia as anxiety and depression’
It took 14 long years for Anne and her husband Geoff to receive a proper dementia diagnosis after years of worrying symptoms.
Written by
Phillip Portman
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