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Kejan Haynes
The Senate on Monday approved the Prime Minister’s Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which now sets a minimum one-year term in office for any prime minister to qualify for a state pension, with a tiered payment structure based on time served. Crucially, the bill applies retroactively from March 10, 2025, disqualifying former prime minister Stuart Young, who served from March 17 to April 28.
The bill required a three-fifths majority to pass in both Houses of Parliament, meaning the government needed the support of at least four senators from either the Independent or Opposition benches. The House of Representatives passed the bill on June 27 with 27 government MPs in favour and 11 Opposition MPs abstaining.
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