Many of us who did what was once considered a valuable contribution to society are now just eking out an existence

Precarity; what does it mean? Why are so many women, particularly older women, living in it in a country as wealthy as Australia?

Precarity means living in a state of insecurity, worry or stress; it means there is no back-up plan. It means when you need a medical procedure you always have to remind your GP you need it bulk-billed and seeing a specialist is always now through the public system.

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