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Superannuation is still mired in the same old issues, and no one is going to fix your nest egg but you

Written by Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University

The best advice is still to keep track of your super yourself.Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com

The Productivity Commission’s latest report on superannuation asks whether the current system is working for members – and answers firmly in the negative.

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