Live: One Nation reveals plan to divert superannuation to boost pay

Australians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to boost their income for up to three years under a One Nation proposal. Follow all the updates in our live blog. Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:22amMon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:22amOne Nation wants you to 'raid your super': Plibersek(ABC News: Matt Roberts)It's probably no surprise that Labor's Tanya Plibersek is not a fan of One Nation's super proposal."It's obvious One Nation wants you to raid your super instead of getting a pay increase. We support higher wages and better super when you retire," she tells Seven.She argues that if you opted in to the minor party's plan, which would grant workers paying rent or with a mortgage access to a quarter of their super contribution, you would be "thousands of dollars worse off in retirement".Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:17amMon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:17am'People competent enough' to make decision to access early super: JoyceBarnaby Joyce was out and about early this morning, defending One Nation's push to allow workers to access a portion of their super as a pay boost.The minor party's treasury spokesman tells Seven the current system where a person applies for early access to their super in times of hardship is "incredibly convoluted".He argued that even when the tax office grants funds due to hardship, such as to pay for medical treatment or to prevent the foreclosure or forced sale of your home, it's taxed between 17 and 22 per cent.Asked if One Nation should spell out to people that taking money out of your super now would affect your balance in the future, Joyce says "people are competent enough to work that out for themselves"."People aren't stupid. We give them credit for more brains than the Labor Party does," he says."This is about giving you your own money."Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:08amMon 7 Sep 2026 at 7:08amWells challenges Coalition and the Greens over social media banCommunications Minister Anika Wells is urging parliament to pass laws this sitting week to strengthen Australia's social media age restrictions for under-16s.Labor's bill to bolster the eSafety Commissioner's information-gathering powers, and double the maximum penalties for tech companies that breach the social media minimum age law, was introduced in June.However, the bill hit a hurdle in the Senate, after the Coalition and Greens referred it to an eight-week inquiry.The committee has since recommended the bill pass.Wells says parliament needs to "put politics to the side", and pass the legislation when it goes before the Senate on Tuesday."Australian kids and parents needed these laws eight weeks ago," she says in a statement."This is the kind of dawdling and delay that has enabled social media companies to get away with harming our kids for so long."This week an exposure draft of the long-awaited Digital Duty of Care is also expected to be released, as Labor steps up efforts to tackle online harm.Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 6:58amMon 7 Sep 2026 at 6:58amOne Nation reveals plan to take from superannuation to boost payAustralians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to boost their income for up to three years under a One Nation proposal.Under the policy, the full 12 per cent compulsory super contribution would still be paid by employers but 3 per cent would be paid directly to a person by the super fund, if they opt in.The payments would still be subject to the concessional tax rate of 15 per cent, rather than the higher personal income tax rate.One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says the plan is aimed at giving Australians "breathing room" amid cost-of-living pressures."That's a real boost to help you pay the rent or the mortgage, leaving more room for groceries, power bills and the costs of raising a family. Your existing super won't be touched. Not one dollar," she said."This only applies to future contributions. If you take the boost, at least 9 per cent will continue going towards your retirement and the choice is limited to three years."Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 6:58amMon 7 Sep 2026 at 6:58amGood morning 👋Hello friends. Welcome to our politics live blog. I'm Courtney Gould from the ABC's Parliament House team, here to guide you through the day.Politicians are already walking the halls of Parliament House as another sitting fortnight is upon us. The government wants to spend the week talking up its plans to crack down on tech giants through toughening up its social media ban and the digital duty of care.Meanwhile, after teasing it for a couple of weeks, One Nation has finally dropped its superannuation policy. More on that very shortly.It's going to be a busy week, so grab a coffee and let's get blogging.