Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones recently foreshadowed that the Albanese government will propose curtailing aspects of the superannuation tax concessions. Unsurprisingly, the debate that’s followed has focused on the merits of the tentative proposals. However, it’s possible to infer from a close examination of Jones’ comments that such debate is a distraction from his true intent.

As an aside, it’s worth keeping in mind that whatever Jones’ says should be examined sceptically (more than other politicians, anyway).