Journalists love a good case study to personalise a news story and national broadsheet the Australian found a perfect one in Sydney couple Malcolm and Kathy Clyde. The couple were photographed wearing their best sombre faces – against a backdrop of yachts – for a story in which they complained about Labor’s decision to impose a higher concessional tax rate on super over $3m.
The Clydes said it would disadvantage them because they had given up buying a “nicer car” and going overseas on holidays to put their money into super.
