Scott Morrison has labelled claims his government will force pensioners to use a cashless welfare card an “absolute lie”, as Labor ramps up a scare campaign it hopes will prompt elderly voters to think twice about supporting the Coalition.
Mr Morrison was on the campaign trail in Queensland on Thursday, where he paid a visit to the Living Gems Caboolture retirement village in the marginal seat of Longman, north of Brisbane.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
