“We have already got a series of targeted measures out there to assist older workers, including in our last budget a very substantial work bonus for many elderly people who are on the pension and want to go to work,” he said.
“When it comes to the pension we put in that very significant increase in the base rate of the pension last year to support senior Australians.”
Last night Mr Swan told Lateline that the Government was proud of its economic record and was in a position to implement reform if re-elected because of its stewardship throughout the economic crisis.
But Opposition finance spokesmen Andrew Robb told ABC News 24 that Australia only emerged from the global financial crisis unscathed because of the economic conditions engineered by the Howard government.
Both party leaders will be campaigning in the battleground state of Queensland today.
Mr Abbott will be in Brisbane while Ms Gillard heads north to Cairns.
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