Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thought I heard Senator Ketter say that the government was intending to scrap indexation. That is the first time I have heard anyone say that. The government, after the next election, will be changing the basis upon which the age pension is indexed but indexed it will remain and increase it shall continue to do. In fact, it was only on Friday that the age pension went up again as a result of indexation, which is good news.

The great lie of those opposite is that this government will—