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Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

BY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023 11:51AM

The wording of the government's objective of superannuation should be changed to ensure the aim is to "help Australians have a genuinely successful retirement", a key component of which is home ownership, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says.

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