Pensioners get first reduced payments amid anger over politicians' entitlements

By Bianca Hall
Updated January 13 2017 - 7:08am, first published 6:59am
"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners have their incomes cut.  Photo: Jason South
"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners have their incomes cut. Photo: Jason South
"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners have their incomes cut.  Photo: Jason South
"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners have their incomes cut. Photo: Jason South

Amid simmering anger over politicians' entitlements and the government's Centrelink debt clawback, about 327,000 pensioners have had their pension reduced or cut altogether, this week and last.

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