In our panel discussion on the United Nations' Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) we welcome Craig Gear OAM - CEO of the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Yumi Lee - CEO Older Women’s Network NSW and Lee-Fay Low - Professor in A...

In Nostalgia Town we take a look back at the people Lex & Patricia have spoken to in 2022.  Among an inspiring set of guests, we’ll hear snippets from Jenny Hocking talking about the Whitlam years, Max Ball disc...

Noel Whittaker AM talks about how to maximise the aged pension. He outlines the assets and income test and what is exempt and what’s not. Your home for example is exempt but assets such as caravans and furnishings are not. 

We head to Orange in NSW for Steppin’ Out to meet a fascinating lady, Amanda Spalding of radio FM107.5. Amanda is chair and a presenter at the station, a local councillor and board member for Arts Out West.Amanda talks a...

In Nostalgia Town, Lex & Patricia discover that not only is the legendary Kamahl a great singer, he is also a brilliant raconteur.  Born in Kuala Lumpur, Kamahl tells his own migration story and talks about bein...

For Steppin' Out we head to Melbourne to hear from Geraldine Butler - a volunteer at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.  Australia's largest human rights organisation, ASR supports some 7,000 asylum seekers. Geraldine draws...

Leading into International Migrants Day (18 December) we hear migration narratives from three different perspectives. Dr Alexandra Dellios author and cultural historian, singer and entertainer Kamahl, and asylum-seeker volunteer Geraldine Butle...

Our Money Extra segment, brought to you by lawyer and retirement specialist, Alice Mantel, features advice from Kathryn Greiner AO.  As leader of the Inquiry which brought significant changes to the NSW Retirement Village S...

Thomas Mayo, author of Finding The Heart of The Nation, talks about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. He speaks with passion and clarity about the needs and motivation for the Voice.A Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrak...

In Nostalgia Town, we meet one this country’s finest painters, Salvatore Zofrea.Salvatore arrived in Australia from Italy in 1956. One of ten children, he left school at 15 to work 11 hour days at the Flemington markets....

In Money Extra we explain the three levels of Residential Care Fees and find out where to get specific information for individual cases.  For links and more information, head to babyboomers...

We step out to the Illawarra district of NSW to meet VOX FM’s Barrie Keenahan. A former Rugby League referee of the 70s and 80s, he is board secretary at VOX FM and presenter of “Ease Away with Barrie K”.

Helping us understand the costs of aged care homes is Justin Bott, the Financial Information Officer of Services Australia. It’s a topic that many people find confusing, but Justin talks in simple terms about the money involved and wher...

In Nostalgia Town, we meet Ron McCallum AO. In 1993 he became the first totally blind person appointed to a full professorship at an Australian university. He served as Professor of Industrial Law at the University o...

Costs of funerals come under scrutiny in Money Extra and we look at alternatives to the traditional arrangements which can put families under enormous financial pressure. Don from Bare Funerals & Cremations talks about alter...

Our Steppin’ Out guest is Brian Crabbe of 2RRR 88.5FM which broadcasts to the Sydney suburbs of Ryde and Hunters Hill. Brian presents There Goes That Song Again featuring music and artists of the 1940s, 50s and 60s....

Two of this country's leading current affairs media identities - the ABC's Geraldine Doogue AO and the Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont AM join Lex and Patricia in this captivating episode.While in 2022 the ABC celebrated...

In Nostalgia Town, nine-time Walkley Award-winning journalist, Kate McClymont talks about her life as the chief investigative reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald. She entertains listeners with hilarious yarns from decades of e...

For Steppin’ Out, we meet up with journalist and presenter Judy-Ann Steed from 3MDR. The station broadcasts from the Melbourne suburb of Upwey and covers the shires of Yarra Ranges and Cardinia. Her show Judy-Ann & Company ...

Money Extra addresses Capital Gains Tax with Noel Whittaker AM. He talks about importance of considering this tax when making your will.  

Are you a hoarder? Is hoarding an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Can hoarding really kill you?Here to answer those question and more is Prof Jessica Grisham an international authority on hoarding disorder.Professor at the Univers...

In Steppin’ Out, we’re spanning a broad area of New South Wales with Vivian Shenker, board member and presenter at 2RPH. The radio station offers a reading service catering to the print handicapped. It is heard in...

In Nostalgia Town Dr Elizabeth Farrelly - columnist, essayist, novelist and critic talks about her life and passions.Trained in architecture, science and philosophy, she is fascinated by how humans engage with nature to ...

Noel Whittaker AM talks about concerns over superannuation performance in financially uncertain times. He addresses questions about risk and whether seniors should consider more conservative investments.

In this episode, we commemorate 50 years since Gough Whitlam became 21st Prime Minister of Australia in December 1972. Lex & Patricia examine his legacy with renowned Whitlam biographer and author of The Palace Letters, Pro...