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Danger of the ‘cashed-up baby boomer’ stereotype

"I’m a widowed, sometimes lonely 80-year-old in the early stages of dementia – and also, apparently, a repository of untapped wealth. Many of my elderly friends are being badly mistreated by their children," writes ROSS FITZGERALD. 

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Art

Ancient rock art under siege

Friends of Australian Rock Art are holding a symposium on Wednesday at the National Museum about endangered rock art at Murujuga, also known as the Burrup Peninsula, in the Pilbara region of WA.

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Wine

Figuring out a wine favourite without numbers

Wine writer RICHARD CALVER has a copy of the latest Halliday Wine Companion and while he salutes the work of  doyen James Halliday, he's not comfortable with numeric scores being attached to wines. 

Gardening

Saving water and surviving winter

While there are many plants we can grow that use less or little water, drought-tolerant plants also need to survive our cold winters, writes garden columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.

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