Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Clearly Senator Moore wasn't listening when Senator Farrell asked the very same question yesterday, so let me repeat the answer that I gave yesterday. You, opposite, to ensure that the pension was sustainable—we supported your move to a higher pension age in 2009. In 2009 you were in government. You made the decision to increase the pension age, and we supported you. So, while it is not yet legislated, raising the age pension qualification age to 70 by 2035 remains government policy. You started the process by increasing the pension age from 67. We are following through what you started.