JENNY MACKLIN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR FAMILIES & PAYMENTS SHADOW MINISTER FOR DISABILITY REFORM MEMBER FOR

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MEDIA RELEASE AGE PENSION BROKEN PROMISE INEVITABLE Treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed that Tony Abbott will break his pre-election promise that there would be no changes to the Age Pension. Appearing on the ABC s A! program this morning" the Treasurer said that an increase in the pension age is #ine$itable . This is a complete betrayal of the %.& million age pensioners who placed their trust in Tony Abbott on election day" not to mention senior Australians who are on the cusp of retirement. Tony Abbott s promise was crystal clear' No cuts to education, no cuts to health, no change to pensions, no change to the GST and no cuts to the ABC or SBS. [TONY ABBOTT SBS INTERVIEW 6 SEPTEMBER 20 !" (nless Tony Abbott rules out changes to the pension" it is clear that he cannot be taken at his word. And in a further e)ample of the go$ernment s twisted priorities" Joe Hockey has also defended the *o$ernment s rolled-gold Paid Parental +ea$e ,cheme" which will see wealthy women paid -./"000 to ha$e a baby. 1hat Tony Abbott is telling Australian pensioners is that they will ha$e their standard of li$ing cut in order to gi$e millionaire mums a -./"000 bonus. 2t s outrageous. TH#RSDAY 2$ APRIL 20 $