Check for long life

EVERY Australian aged over 45 will be asked to take a free online life check as the Federal Government aims to get more people living beyond 100.

The website, to be launched today, will call on more than 10 million people to fill out a detailed checklist on their health, finances, work and social life.

The test will also help people figure out what to do as they get older, such as moving to part-time work and volunteering. Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt said the life check would not only help people live longer but give them more choices in their later years.

The intent is to make people aware of how they are tracking in planning for a healthy and secure future.