Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension. It has happened with little protest — a stark contrast to the demonstrations and riots that have rocked France, writes Peter Whiteford.
They've not been bludgeoned by the Murdoch press for decades telling them that business needs trump everything else. We couldn't possibly increase taxes to pay for increased costs, it has to come from cuts.