Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the recent superannuation reform “affects so few people” compared to the introduction of GST.
“The legislation could pass in this Senate, and Peter Dutton could win, and he doesn’t have the Senate, so you can’t
overturn it,” Mr Clennell told Sky News host Peta Credlin.“I just don’t think it carries the same weight as WorkChoices and GST.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
ASD could commandeer breached IT systems under proposed reforms: ClennellThe Australian Signals Directorate could be given authority to commandeer IT systems of Australian companies experiencing a cyberattack under newly proposed reforms, according to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. The proposed reforms follow the Optus and Medibank hacks which occurred last year. “That is a question posed, as I understand it, in the discussion paper to be released later today drawn up by former Telstra boss Andy Penn and others, and that’s on the way forward in terms of cybersecurity policy,” he said.
Read more »
SKY NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Lismore reflects on catastrophic floods 12 months onThousands of people in the NSW Northern Rivers region are reliving the trauma of the disastrous flooding that struck 12 months ago. Many flood victims have criticised the state government for an ineffective response to their pleas for help. Sky News Weather Presenter Rhiannon Elston presents a special broadcast looking at the recovery effort in Lismore 12 months on from the deadly and devastating flood emergency of 2022. Lucy Polkinghorne explains how the events unfolded when disaster struck on February 28 last year. Adam Walters is on the ground in Lismore talking to locals fed up with what they call a slow government response. Meteorologists Alison Osborne and Rob Sharpe break down the numbers behind the event which will go down as one of Australia’s worst floods.
Read more »
‘How rushed is this?’: Govt to investigate inclusion of defined benefits scheme in super changesSky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has questioned how much the government “rushed” the superannuation tax change after the Prime Minister revealed they will investigate the inclusion of the defined benefits scheme. “If it had been planned for some months, surely they would have worked that out by now and will public sector unions, for one, ark up about that?”, Mr Clennell said. The defined benefits scheme question was put to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese by Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert during a media conference on Tuesday. “It’s not about me or any individual, and I think it’s about the system and we will look at that, we have asked Treasury to look at that,” Mr Albanese said.
Read more »