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Kill off super for ‘nation building’
Using superannuation to fund national interest projects would help the government with its budget problem. But the risk for funds and politicians is that it would quickly get out hand.
Alan MitchellContributorThis is a dangerous moment for Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers.
Their push to use the superannuation funds as a source of funding for “national interest” projects has been rightly condemned as bad policy.
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Alan Mitchell writes on economics, policy, and infrastructure. Alan was formerly economics editor of the Financial Review and has also worked for the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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