The Coalition replies to Labor’s super pitch
Luke is joined by the Hon Stuart Robert MP, Liberal National Party member for Fadden – Shadow assistant treasurer / Shadow minister for financial services, following reports that the Abanese Government will seek to tighten the lock on superannuation funds to make it more difficult to Australians to access their savings early.
Mr Robert says, “The problem is the treasurer is talking about his purpose for super and the super funds’ purpose for super, not the purpose for individual Australians.”
“The treasurer talking about dignity, but again he’s speaking about the dignity of the super funds. The Coalition, the Liberal-National parties, we’re concerned more about the dignity of the individual.”
“And what can be more dignified than an individual Australian owning their own house? And frankly, what can be more undignified than a super fund using your money to buy a house that you have to rent?”
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