ECONOMIC AFFAIRS: After meltdown, who will provide for retirees?*

The Australian Government needs to conduct a full-scale examination of income support for retirees, argues Colin Teese.Superannuation – or, more properly, so-called superannuation – is under scrutiny by the government. Not much is likely to come out of it. Quite possibly, this study will look at no more than how the present system might be tweaked. That won’t be nearly enough.What’s needed is a full-scale examination of the entire subject.Call it what you like, but the inquiry needs to ask …

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