I'm pretty sure they know very well that they're ripping you off. But if they can charge more and people pay so they will keep doing that. It's called 'Free economy'
Yep. Some people are lucky like that. Some people have to leave on the peanuts that is the aged pension. And you're not even eligible to receive it if you permanently resides in overseas. They force you to live in the overpriced country aka Australia where you can only afford to live on naked beans in a tent on that pension
Based on what?? He can have private pension from his employer. Like defence force or public servant. He didn't say it's the aged pension from Centerlink