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The coronavirus response calls into question the future of super

  • Written by Warwick Smith, Research economist, University of Melbourne
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Understandably, given we are in a crisis, the government has baulked at including superannuation contributions in the A$140 billion worth of $1,500 per fortnight wage top-ups it will be directing to six million Australians.

As the JobKeeper fact sheet puts it:

It will be up to the employer if they want to pay...

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