Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The night before the last election, the Prime Minister promised, and I quote, 'no change to pensions'. Will the Prime Minister repeat his promise now, and, if not, how can the Australian people trust anything this Prime Minister says?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Let me say this to the Leader of the Opposition: the most compassionate thing we can do for the pensioners of Australia is to make sure that the pension is sustainable for the long term. There will be no changes to pensions without an election first.