Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

That is right; we have delivered our election promises. Senator Brown may choose to ignore the facts, but those are the facts. As I was saying, the recent Senate inquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians, which was initiated by Labor last year, called for an examination of the adequacy of the age pension. The tax review the government has announced will examine how the Australian social support system provides for future economic security, including for older Australians. We have seen a health package. We have seen a package for public hospitals. All of these measures benefit age pensioners. So let us be clear: we have delivered on our commitments. We have said that this is not the end of the story. We are not going to have Senator Brown or those opposite misrepresent this government. We have delivered on our promises absolutely 100 per cent. (Time expired)