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31 years after the advent of compulsory super, the government is about to decide what it's for. The answer will matter

  • Written by: Deborah Ralston, Professorial fellow, Monash University

Today Treasurer Jim Chalmers released a consultation paper on “Legislating the Purpose of Superannuation”.

This is a long-awaited piece of work that has been the subject of ongoing discussion since it was recommended by the Rudd government’s Financial System Inquiry in 2014.

A subsequent bill introduced by the Morrison government...

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