Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Moore for her question. I think what was very clear to the Prime Minister in his discussions with the electorate of Cowper today was that the retirees and the pensioners that he spoke to reinforced the message that they will be thousands of dollars worse off. And, of course, what we see on the front page of TheDaily Telegraph today is that not only are you going to rip out $60 billion from self-funded retirees and pensions but, lo and behold, you are going to exempt your union mates—absolutely appalling! But why does that surprise us.