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Barnaby Joyce says he is not ‘Jesus Christ’ as One Nation admits it has not modelled its super policy

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Barnaby Joyce said One Nation had not modelled the effects of its proposal to allow millions of households early access to retirement savings.
  • Joyce defended the lack of economic analysis and said he was not “Jesus Christ” and could not be expected to know everything.
  • Treasurer Jim Chalmers called the party’s superannuation policy “an absolute shambles.”

Barnaby Joyce has acknowledged that One Nation has not modelled how its proposal for early access to superannuation could affect retirement incomes and inflation.

The party’s Treasury spokesperson made the admission in a combative interview, one day after telling the ABC’s 7.30 program that he “was not Jesus Christ” and could not be expected to know everything.

was not Jesus Christ

· Barnaby JoyceJoyce used the phrase in an ABC 7.30 interview while saying he could not be expected to know everything.

On Tuesday, Joyce ridiculed the suggestion that One Nation’s proposal should have included the economic analysis normally attached to major policy announcements. The plan would give millions of households early access to their super savings.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers sharply criticized the proposal, describing One Nation’s superannuation policy as “an absolute shambles.”

an absolute shambles

· Jim ChalmersThe treasurer’s criticism of One Nation’s superannuation policy.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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