‘Welfare dependency’ relevant in age pension class action, court told
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-05-30 1:18 pm By Christine Caulfield
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Fighting a class action that claims the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy, the Commonwealth says the rate of welfare dependency among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders could impact the case.

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