Sky rocketing utility bills, high fruit and vegetable prices and bigger medical costs are taking a toll on pensioners. According to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics seniors got thumped with a 3.1% rise. The official CPI grew 2.7 per cent.
Government Policy
The three aged care bombshells from Senate Estimates
Last week’s Senate Estimates hearing – held just three weeks before sweeping reforms roll out – gave politicians the chance to ask Government heavyweights the questions they’re getting from constituents and to interrogate the once-in-a-generation changes.
