The Wire

If you feel the cost of living is getting tougher, think about the 80% of Australians aged over 65 who are surviving on the pension. Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan have admitted that they couldn’t live off the current pension amount of $273 a week – so why should our pensioners have to? The CEO of National Seniors Australia, Michael O’Neil, explains the current review of the pension.