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

It's really laughable that those opposite, who extended the pension age because it was responsible reform, now do not want to keep the pension sustainable. Let me take you back to 2009, when the member for Jagajaga and the member for Lilley said:

Increasing the age pension age is a responsible reform to meet the challenge of an ageing population and the economic impact it will have for all Australians.

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Australia must move towards a higher pension age over the next decade.

An op-ed by the member for Fenner, entitled 'You're only as old as they feel' suggested:

A better approach would be to index upper age limits in all laws …

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How might age indexation operate in—

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