Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
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Comments on this article
Comments PolicyNot the slightest bit surprising figures considering the debacle that passes for economic policy in our country (Canberra's Black Caviar or the penny dreadful?, February 9). If it were not so serious it would be laughable. A lot of suspect advice must have been given to government by economic advisers, including some of the very biggest names, to get us here I feel. And now the treasurer chafes at the bit to attack superannuation, after failing to attack the mining companies. I hope the opposition will be leaping to the microphone to remind the voters of the gigantic scale of his defined benefit superannuation plan(to be paid out of the public purse)which will kick in on the day after the election! No doubt about Labor, they know where the money is!