Adam Bandt to announce Greens want to lower retirement age to 65, and boost the age pension to above the poverty lineAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet ourafternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastThe Greens want to lower the retirement age to 65, and boost the age pension to above the poverty line, in their latest progressive policy announcement.Party leader, Adam Bandt, will make the announcement in Richmond, the electorate around Byron Bay, today – one of the seats the Greens are whispering about potentially flipping on election night. They would seek to make the pension policy one of their priorities in the next term of parliament.There are currently 54,295 JobSeeker recipients who are aged over 65. Since 2017 the proportion of people older than 65 receiving JobSeeker, DSP or the carer payment has doubled.” Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-04-25 22:39:00
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Australian election 2025 live: Greens call for lower retirement age
