Senator DAY (South Australia) (15:59): I, and also on behalf of Senators Lazarus, Leyonhjelm and Wang, move: That the Senate— (a) recognises the untapped potential of Australians over the age of 65; (b) notes that Australia ranks 13th in the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development [OECD] for workforce participation of people aged over 65; (c) acknowledges that raising mature age workforce participation will add tens of billions of dollars to Australia's gross domestic product; and (d) in the national interest, calls on the Government to remove the barriers and obstacles to the workforce participation of older Australians. I seek leave to make a short statement. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator DAY: The barriers and obstacles to older people participating in the workforce are substantial. That is why Australia ranks 13th in the OECD for workforce participation of people over 65, at just 12.3 per cent, compared to Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Japan and Estonia, which are all over 20 per cent. Senior Australians are banned from topping up their superannuation after 70 years of age. They start losing their age pension once they earn over $162 a fortnight, or $288 for couples. At $700 a fortnight, they start paying tax. At $2,010 a fortnight, they lose their seniors health card and their PBS subsidised medicines. Job seeker workplace and insurance discrimination also remain unaddressed. In all this, yet, senior Australians are banned from arranging work on terms and conditions that would suit their circumstances.