Labor accused of ‘fiddling at the margins’ on super as Greens urge greater crackdown on tax concessions

The Greens argue Labor’s changes don’t go far enough and, by ending all superannuation tax concessions above the indexed $1.9m balance transfer rate, rent assistance could be immediately doubled. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Greens are urging the Australian government to go further on superannuation tax concessions in order to boost jobseeker payments and double commonwealth rent assistance.

But the party has stopped short of threatening to block government legislation if Labor doesn’t agree, with negotiations on the housing fund and climate safeguards bill continuing while the super debate rages.