House debates Questions without Notice
Superannuation
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:01 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. An eminent person, who is often quoted by the Prime Minister, has described allowing Australians to access super to purchase housing as a 'thoroughly bad idea'. Will the Prime Minister now rule it out?
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
I would have thought that the Leader of the Opposition knew Paul Keating well enough not to tread on that thin ice. He clearly wants to stir my distinguished constituent Paul Keating up because as the Treasurer has just revealed—
Ms Plibersek interjecting—
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
he is not troubling me at all but he must say the distinguished former eminent Prime Minister does, however, have the contradiction of having advocated the very policy he denounced so graphically on the front page of The Sydney Morning Herald. It is remarkable that the—
Ms Plibersek interjecting—
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
1993 election platform has been so quickly forgotten by so many people, not least the former distinguished and eminent Prime Minister—
Tony Smith Speaker
The Prime Minister will resume his seat. The Leader of the Opposition will state his point of order.
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
It was just to help the Prime Minister—
Tony Smith Speaker
No, the leader of the opposition will resume his seat. The Prime Minister has concluded his answer.