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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Chalmers pledges to ‘end the super wars once and for all’ and calls for end to early access

Jim Chalmers
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will accuse the Coalition of ‘navigating the super landscape without a compass’, according to extracts from a speech to be delivered on Monday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Australia’s superannuation system must be “equitable and sustainable”, the federal government has declared, in a move that will fuel speculation about a future budget crackdown on tax concessions at the top end.

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will say in a speech in Sydney on Monday that he wants to “end the super wars once and for all and make sure that future changes to the system are compatible with its very objective”.

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