Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Questions without Notice

Carbon Pricing

2:10 pm

Photo of Bob CarrBob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

There is no unfair treatment because we have accepted the recommendation that aligned indexation arrangements for all Commonwealth schemes with the age pension. They will receive an immediate increase. We accepted the recommendation of CPI indexation. The contrast with when they were in government was that they never accepted that principle. It has been accepted under this government.

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