Winners don't need to boast.

And so, as he fronted his very own press conference on Thursday, George Christensen insisted he wasn't there to take credit for the government's decision to dump some of its superannuation changes.

Yes, he was the most outspoken critic of the changes. Yes, he threatened to cross the floor and vote against them. But it was Scott Morrison and Kelly O'Dwyer, Christensen stressed, who deserved praise for listening to the backbench.

Modest words aside, there was no hiding his delight. Christensen was as happy as the cat that swallowed the King Island double cream and it showed. In fact he seemed a little stunned at the extent of the Treasurer's backdown.