This week Anthony Albanese trod where many thought he would never dare: he raised taxes on excessive savings held in superannuation. While he did it in a way that can wedge his political opponents in the run-up to the next election, he also handed them a big stick with which to beat him in the meantime.
The Voice to Parliament is not a new idea. It’s been tried three times in the past 50 years, but without constitutional status, it could always be “wiped away at the stroke of the pen” by the government of the day.
The Voice to Parliament is not a new idea. It’s been tried three times in the past 50 years, but without constitutional status, it could always be “wiped away at the stroke of the pen” by the government of the day.
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