For many, especially those who've spent decades in manual labour, it can feel like a long road to the end of working life.
 

Physical fatigue, financial uncertainty, and limited options push some to explore early exits using super or home equity.
 

But a comfortable retirement isn't always guaranteed. In this Life Matters feature article, we hear from experts on how to retire on your own terms.
 

Meanwhile, in Canberra the 48^th parliament sat for the first time this week. While it's full of fresh faces — particularly in the Labor party — is it still politics as usual, or has the tone changed?
 

On Politics Now, Fran Kelly, Patricia Karvelas and Sarah Ferguson look at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's unusually emotional speech about our nation's economic future and ask whether it's a sign of the personal weight of leadership during turbulent times. Listen to the episode here.
 

And love them or hate them, tattoos are more popular than ever. But full sleeves or tribute pieces aren't anything new. From sailors and bikies, to hipsters, the history of the tattoo industry in Australia can be traced back to the convict era.
 

In this feature read, Sunday Extra explores how something that began as a subculture is now the domain of baristas, influencers and suburban mums and dads.

Wondering what your life after work will look like? Here are the practical steps you can take to get the retirement you want — and the things that might hold you back.

As parliament returns for the first time since the federal election, and the newest faces in Canberra give their maiden speeches, Politics Now dissects how Labor will use its huge majority.

Tattoos have a long and rich history in Australia, but they have often been limited to an artistic subculture. This is the story of how they went mainstream.

When Canada and Australia experienced similar election results, the impact of the "Trump effect" became clearer, along with its potential to shift future alliances.

Australia's biggest magazine publisher Are Media is seeking buyers and the future of the publishing industry is up in the air. Media Land explores the relevancy of magazines in our lives and asks listeners what defunct mags they miss most.

A new report has found almost a quarter of job recruiters now classify workers aged 51 to 55 as "older". Life Matters looks at the perception that over 50 means old and what it means when it comes to the working world.