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Business Briefing: Simon McKeon on removing the retirement label

  • Written by Jenni Henderson, Assistant Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
imageThose who want to work longer should be given the option to, McKeon argues.www.shutterstock.com

Former Treasurer Joe Hockey did not get a warm reception when he confirmed the retirement age would increase to 70 by 2035. But Monash University Chancellor Simon McKeon thinks its not such a bad thing.

He argues if Australians are productive well into...

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