Older workers feel excluded from the workforce

Professor Sharon Parker from Curtin University in Perth

Professor Sharon Parker from Curtin University in Perth Source: SBS

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A growing number of Australians are working longer, with the Federal Government urging them to "skill up" as it lifts the pension age.

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