What convinced Albanese to tackle superannuation
March 2, 2023
16 min
901
Full
984 of 2,041

Episode 901 · March 2, 2023
What convinced Albanese to tackle superannuation
0:00 / 16:21
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
The Messy Conservatives Episodes Around March 2, 2023
Episode 984 of 2,041 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
16:21This episodeWhat convinced Albanese to tackle superannuation
Summary
<p>A week ago, superannuation reform was just an idea, a national conversation — the prime minister certainly wasn’t proposing anything.</p><p>But the conversation was brief, and a decision was swift.</p><p>Australia’s wealthiest people will not get tax breaks on wealth being stored in their super accounts.</p><p>So what convinced Anthony Albanese that his government had to act? And why was it worth the risk of being accused of breaking a promise?</p><p>Today, columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Paul Bongiorno on how Albanese made his decision, and why we could be talking about it for years to come.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Paul Bongiorno.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.