Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The honourable member opposite and the two Treasurers that served in the Labor government, notwithstanding the widespread recognition that the superannuation system called for reform, did nothing about it in six years of government. They did nothing about it.

We took this issue—this tough issue—out of the too-hard basket. My government took it out of the too-hard basket. My Treasurer and my Minister for Revenue and Financial Services took it out of the too-hard basket. We took it on and we have made those reforms. The opposition urged us to make some changes. Many other people did too. When we listened to them and made some changes—

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