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| Julie Bishop stands by Coalition super policy: 'We will live up to our promises' | Julie Bishop stands by Coalition super policy: 'We will live up to our promises' |
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| Two Turnbull government frontbenchers have pushed back against disgruntled Coalition MPs who are demanding the government wind back its superannuation changes. | Two Turnbull government frontbenchers have pushed back against disgruntled Coalition MPs who are demanding the government wind back its superannuation changes. |
| The deputy Liberal leader, Julie Bishop, told ABC radio on Wednesday that she expects the Coalition’s super legislation will be introduced to parliament “without any changes”. | The deputy Liberal leader, Julie Bishop, told ABC radio on Wednesday that she expects the Coalition’s super legislation will be introduced to parliament “without any changes”. |
| And the Liberal frontbencher Karen Andrews told Sky News that voters have given the Turnbull government a “mandate” to push ahead with its super policy. | And the Liberal frontbencher Karen Andrews told Sky News that voters have given the Turnbull government a “mandate” to push ahead with its super policy. |
| Related: Explainer: what Julie Bishop didn't know about superannuation | Related: Explainer: what Julie Bishop didn't know about superannuation |
| “Our policy in relation to superannuation was one that we did take to an election,” Andrews said. “We won that election, we have a majority government, so it’s clear that we have a mandate to proceed with those changes to superannuation.” | “Our policy in relation to superannuation was one that we did take to an election,” Andrews said. “We won that election, we have a majority government, so it’s clear that we have a mandate to proceed with those changes to superannuation.” |
| The Liberal party will hold its first post-election party room meeting on Monday and angry MPs are expected to push strongly there for the government’s super policy to be radically scaled back. | The Liberal party will hold its first post-election party room meeting on Monday and angry MPs are expected to push strongly there for the government’s super policy to be radically scaled back. |
| The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has faced serious criticism from conservative MPs including Eric Abetz, the former chief of staff to Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin, and the free-market thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs, for his super policy. | The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has faced serious criticism from conservative MPs including Eric Abetz, the former chief of staff to Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin, and the free-market thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs, for his super policy. |
| They have blamed it for turning away Liberal supporters during the election campaign. | They have blamed it for turning away Liberal supporters during the election campaign. |
| Asked whether she was aware some Liberal MPs had been trying to develop an alternative super policy, Bishop said she was not. | Asked whether she was aware some Liberal MPs had been trying to develop an alternative super policy, Bishop said she was not. |
| She also insisted the government would not be making changes to its super legislation, or to its decision to freeze the Medicare rebate for two more years. | She also insisted the government would not be making changes to its super legislation, or to its decision to freeze the Medicare rebate for two more years. |
| “I expect that the [super] legislation as proposed in the budget will be presented to the house and the Senate,” she said. | “I expect that the [super] legislation as proposed in the budget will be presented to the house and the Senate,” she said. |
| “I expect that the legislation, the policies that we announced in the budget, and the election promises and policies that we took to the public during the campaign, will be honoured and we will live up to our promises. That’s my expectation.” | “I expect that the legislation, the policies that we announced in the budget, and the election promises and policies that we took to the public during the campaign, will be honoured and we will live up to our promises. That’s my expectation.” |
| Labor leader Bill Shorten renewed his call on Wednesday for the government to submit its super proposal to an independent review, saying they do not have a mandate to “rip up the super system.” | |
| “I don’t even think they’ve got a mandate from their own party room on these superannuation changes,” Shorten said. | |
| Liberal MP Paul Fletcher, who was returned to the seat of Bradfield with an increased margin of 0.45% in the election, said he doubted super was a “significant vote changer” at the election. | |
| “Of course there were people who were raising concerns with me and other members about superannuation, you expect that with any measure, but the job of government is to provide economic leadership,” he said. | |
| “What we’ve sought to do with these superannuation changes is to allow superannuation to do the job that it’s supposed to do, which is to supplement, or substitute for, the pension.” | |
| Last week Abetz said the Coalition’s proposal to make significant changes to super tax concessions had sent “shock waves” through core supporters. | Last week Abetz said the Coalition’s proposal to make significant changes to super tax concessions had sent “shock waves” through core supporters. |
| “The issue of superannuation is very dear to the core base of the Liberal party,” he said. | “The issue of superannuation is very dear to the core base of the Liberal party,” he said. |
| Abetz was sent to the backbench when Turnbull took over leadership of the Liberal party last year. He supported Abbott during the leadership challenge. | Abetz was sent to the backbench when Turnbull took over leadership of the Liberal party last year. He supported Abbott during the leadership challenge. |