Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. I refer to the statement of the former Prime Minister Mr Abbott that:

There'll be no changes to super, no adverse changes to super in this term of Parliament and we have no plans to make adverse changes to super in the future.

Is this the policy of the Turnbull government?

George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am not familiar with the source of that quote, but you are an honest man, Senator Gallacher, so I will assume that that is an accurate quotation. Senator Gallacher, there are no plans to act at variance from that remark.

Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer to the government's proposal to introduce a 15 per cent super contribution tax rebate model, which could adversely affect up to nine million Australians. Will the minister rule out increasing super taxes for millions of middle-income Australians?

George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government has made no such decision.

Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a final supplementary question. Will the minister rule out permanently freezing the superannuation guarantee at 9.5 per cent?

George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Once again, Senator Gallacher, the government has made no such decision.