Alan Tudge (Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Cities) Share this | Hansard source

Second, we're supporting stronger growth in Adelaide and some of those smaller cities and regional areas and taking the pressure off those big capital cities. Third, we've got stronger population planning, taking into account the geographical shift in population as well as some of these demographic factors that I've been referring to, to ensure that we've got the right services in place, not just for seniors but for all Australians. We have got the plans and the policies in place to cater for those population changes, to deal with seniors going forward. And I can assure you—and when I'm asked about the alternatives—what is not in our plans for seniors going forward is a retiree tax. What is not in our plans for seniors going forward is increasing electricity prices. And what is not in our plans are policies that will wreck the economy— (Time expired)

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