Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. On Monday the Treasurer said that he would not be watering down the superannuation performance test and that he takes his responsibilities as a Labor Treasurer seriously as the custodian of super. Yet last night the Treasurer confirmed that he would be pushing ahead with changes to the superannuation performance test, to ensure the nation's retirement savings were available to invest in Labor's political priorities. So, Minister, which is true? Will you guarantee that the performance test will not be watered down, or will you be interfering in super rules that have worked so well, to tap Australians' hard earned retirement savings for Labor's election commitments?