Why Keating is dead wrong on super

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By Leith van Onselen

As expected, former Treasurer and Prime Minister, Paul Keating, has slammed the Abbott Government’s decision to delay the rise in compulsory superannuation by four years, describing the move as an act of “willful sabotage”. From The Guardian:

Keating, who began Australia’s system of compulsory superannuation, said the decision was “an appalling one by a government lacking any genuine or conscientious concern for the nation’s workforce”.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.