Intergenerational report: Grey army marches to our rescue

By Peter Martin, James Massola
Updated March 7 2015 - 10:13am, first published 9:40am
Liz Dec, 66, at Teachers Mutual Bank where she works in Homebush, Sydney.  Photo: Janie Barrett
Liz Dec, 66, at Teachers Mutual Bank where she works in Homebush, Sydney. Photo: Janie Barrett
Treasurer Joe Hockey presents the 2015 Intergenerational Report. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Treasurer Joe Hockey presents the 2015 Intergenerational Report. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Beneath all the talk about finances, beneath the spin about which side of politics would handle Australia future better, this week's Intergenerational Report contained a disturbing truth: the day is fast approaching when a much smaller proportion of the Australian population will be able to work than we've become accustomed to.

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