article_snippet: This comes as the recent release of the Abbott government's Intergenerational Report revealed a snapshot of the next 40 years, showing Australians can expect to live into Australians mid-90s in 2055.
article_snippet: On Thursday, the Abbott government's first intergenerational report was released and found that by 2054/55 there will be about 40,000 people aged over 100 years in Australia.
article_snippet: These figures were compared to about 122 Australians aged over 100 in 1974/75 and around 4,000 now.
article_snippet: the Abbott government's first intergenerational report also highlighted that the number of people aged over 65 is expected to double and the population will be 39.7 million.
highlights_snippet: The proposal comes after the release of the Abbott government's's Intergenerational Report .
  
highlights_snippet: The proposal gave a snapshot of the next 40 years, showing Australians can expect to live into Australians mid-90s in 2055 .