Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

There are no cuts to pensions, because pensions go up every six months, every year. They go up in March and September this year, they go up in March and September next year and they go up in March and September the year after that. It is true that after September 2017 they will go up by the rate of indexation that members opposite, the Labor Party, thought was entirely fair for the family tax benefit.

Ms Macklin interjecting—

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