article_snippet: Treasurer Joe Hockey says it is due to the aging population in Australia that the role superannuation needs to be reconsidered, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
article_snippet: Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Friday that the Abbott government's may have to make fundamental changes to the superannuation system, considering Australia's ageing population. '
article_snippet: Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen was also opposed to the notion as Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told the Sydney Morning Herald that the Sydney Morning Herald goes against the principle behind superannuation.
article_snippet: These views were echoed by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia as Superannuation Funds of Australia expressed that such a proposal would only help those on higher salaries rather than Australians who earn less.
highlights_snippet: Treasurer Joe Hockey says the role of superannuation needs to be reconsidered due to the aging population .
  