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Thursday, 11 May 2006
Page: 79


Mr COSTELLO (Treasurer) (3:13 PM) —Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.


The SPEAKER —The Treasurer may proceed.


Mr COSTELLO —I table the AM transcript from the ABC on 31 May 1993 which says:

... Wayne Swan, has told AM that the pension age could now be lowered even further than 60.

He also talks about proposing to treat those aged 55, 56 and 57 as though on the age pension so that they come off unemployment benefits.