Shorter Indigenous life expectancy should mean lower pension age, court told

Landmark case from Indigenous man seeking to access pension three years early hears Australia fails to account for age gap from racial disadvantage'

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First Nations Australians should be granted access to the pension at a younger age due to a gap in life expectancy which is closely connected to race", the federal court has heard.

The full federal court on Monday commenced hearings in a landmark case brought against the commonwealth by 65-year-old Indigenous man, Uncle Dennis, who is seeking to access the pension three years early.

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