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Australians clueless about age pension

BY JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013 12:05PM

The majority of Australians are walking blindfolded into retirement with little idea of what their income will be, according to a new survey commissioned by super fund Sunsuper.

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