House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
3:20 pm
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
John Howard Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
I take this opportunity, as well as complimenting him on his answer, to wish the Minister for Ageing a happy 40th birthday. I wish to correct an answer I gave to the Leader of the Opposition. I asserted that we provided a $500 payment to every retired person in the Australian community. That was not correct. The bonus was delivered to each person who qualified for utilities allowance or seniors concession allowance. That is not every retired person; although, it is a very high percentage—indeed, over 2 million.