Coalition Looks to Support Seniors With Health Card Expansion Policy

Coalition Looks to Support Seniors With Health Card Expansion Policy
An elderly couple walk around Manly promenade on June 2, 2016 in Australia. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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An extra 50,000 older Australians will get access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if the Morrison government is re-elected, as two new polls show Labor continues to lead on the two-party vote.

A day after Labor leader Anthony Albanese accused him of neglecting older Australians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce an increase in the singles income test threshold— from $57,761 to around $90,000 - from July 1 this year to broaden access to the concession card.