Let’s make the superannuation system voluntary

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By Leith van Onselen

After last month calling for compulsory super to be scrapped, The Australian’s Adam Creighton has penned a thought-provoking article espousing the benefits of making Australia’s superannuation system voluntary:

On the only occasion citizens were given a chance to vote on something similar to the Australian system, in New Zealand in 1997, more than 90 per cent of people voted against it.

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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.