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If you're 65 or over and want to work, you're far better off in New Zealand than Australia

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age?

The Australian government has just made it a little bit easier, increasing the amount you can earn per year from work before losing some of your pension by A$4,000 on an ongoing basis.

Late last year, it temporarily upped the so-called work bonus from $7,800 per year to...

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