Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I have two points in response. Minister Morrison has made clear that he is very happy to discuss the concept of an adequacy review of the pension every three years, and that is something that he is very open to discuss with colleagues in this place. The other point I should make is that, despite the scaremongering of those opposite, age pensioners will keep the energy supplement, formerly the clean energy supplement, and they will continue to receive the pension supplement and pensioners will also benefit from the abolition—which has happened, thank goodness—of the carbon tax. What we have done on this side of the chamber—