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Please, not another super scheme, Mr Keating. It's what the pension is for

  • Written by Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University

Talk about a solution seeking a problem.

Former prime minister Paul Keating this week called for a national insurance scheme to support Australians aged 80 and over.

He says it will be needed to pay medical and other bills when super runs out, often around the age of 80.

We already have such a scheme. It’s called the age pension.


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