Super must be addressed sooner rather than later

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By Leith van Onselen

For me, the biggest disappointment from last week’s Federal Budget was the vow by Treasurer Joe Hockey that this Government would not touch superannuation.

In doing so, Hockey effectively locked-in former Treasurer, Peter Costello’s, egregious superannuation reforms, including:

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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.