My body is worn out, but I can’t afford to retire | SBS Insight @SBSInsight
My body is worn out, but I can’t afford to retire | SBS Insight  @SBSInsight
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It was once a dream of many - work hard and retire in your 60s. Now, more Australians are employed into their 70s, 80s and even 90s. Insight meets those still working by choice, those who can't afford to stop, and asks what happens when you keep working later in life? This Insight episode is Working Later In Life.

00:00 Paid Less For The Same Job
04:00 My Parents Died A Year Before Retiring
07:53 I’m 93 With No Plans To Reitre
14:35 Ageing, Invisibility and Identity
17:15 My Body Is Worn Out, But I Can’t Afford To Retire
24:58 Should Manual Workers Get An Early Pension?
26:00 Why I’ve Had Five Careers
34:31 Feeling Lost After Retiring
40:56 My Retirement Resort For Animals

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