It is disappointing that even Peter Van Onselen’s otherwise balanced account of the history of superannuation under successive governments (“Labor losing edge as champion of superannuation”, The Australian, 6/10) fails to mention a crucial fact: the government’s recent proposal is not to cut into super but to remove a large and unfair tax shelter enjoyed only by the wealthiest 1%, saving the taxpayer tens of billions of dollars – an astute piece of policy which seem to be a taboo subject at The Australian.