Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. I am very pleased to be relevant to the question. To put my answer in context: it is a matter on which I have said that I am not unable to answer the question; I said I would get very specific and detailed figures that relate to part of Senator Sherry’s question. But he asked it in relation to a general policy question also. That raises superannuation and an announcement in the budget last night, where the government announced how it will plan and streamline a better system for superannuation to help retirees. I know the Labor Party does not like this, particularly Senator Sherry, because he has been Labor spokesperson certainly for over 10 years, probably more like 15. I remember when I started in the portfolio of Assistant Treasurer he said he was going to start with a blank piece of paper. So far as I can tell, he has still got a blank sheet of paper.