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Age pension class action files High Court challenge
High Court 2023-08-17 10:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
Class Actions 2023-07-12 12:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.

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Class action by Indigenous Australians says pension age is discriminatory
Class Actions 2021-09-29 3:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

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.

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