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Could we nationalise the superannuation system even if we wanted to?

  • Written by Suzanne Taylor, Lecturer/Co-Ordinator, Queensland University of Technology
imageThe Australian superannuation system was never meant to be privatised.Shutterstock

Two decades of reforms, reviews and inquiries appear to have better served the financial sector than the interests of super fund members.

At first glance Australia’s 214 major superannuation funds are performing well, giving a healthy 9.2% return on the A$1.4...

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