The truth will out. It was announced last week that because the federal Cabinet was unable to agree on whether to support Kevin Rudd for the top job at the UN, Malcolm Turnbull would make a ‘captain’s call’.

After Turnbull decided against Rudd, Barnaby Joyce hastened to assure us that it was actually a majority Cabinet decision.

Now credible journalists report that the Cabinet had actually decided in favour of Rudd. It seems that Turnbull’s wafer-thin majority has left him skating on wafer-thin ice.

Frank Carroll

The Federal Government has barely taken office and it has already considered diluting its proposed superannuation policy changes.

The $500 000 cap may exclude those who are experiencing “life events” including divorce settlements. This will turn the policy into a dog’s breakfast reminiscent of John Hewson’s ‘GST birthday cake’.

The revenue that will be lost from super concessions over the next few years will be in excess of $50 billion, more than that paid out for the aged pension. It’s a ‘no-brainer’ then that the government must proceed with substantial superannuation changes that do not pander to the rich.

Frank Carroll