Most Recent
Age pension class action files High Court challenge
Appeals 2023-08-17 10:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A class action has challenged a decision that found the age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy, arguing the Full Court settled for formal rather than substantive equality.
Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
Australian Government Solicitor 2023-07-12 12:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.
Class action by Indigenous Australians says pension age is discriminatory
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-09-29 3:50 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Morrison government has been hit with a class action on behalf of Indigenous Australians who allege that, because of differences in life expectancy, they do not have fair and equal access to the age pension.