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Take a bit of time to look at your super situation before tax time rolls around.

Over 50? Use these seven ways to boost your super before July 1

The end of financial year is just two weeks away, but if you want to top up your super before then, you’ve got to act fast.

  • Bec Wilson

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Using up your unused super caps before the end of the financial year could help you save on tax.

The super trick that could slash your tax bill – if you act fast

If you want to save on tax this financial year, it is worth considering making an extra lump sum contribution into your superannuation fund.

  • Julia Hartman
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has promised to lock income tax brackets to inflation.

There’s a sneaky way taxes are creeping up. But that might be OK

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor might be onto something when it comes to bracket creep. But it’s not as simple as we might think.

  • Millie Muroi
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

‘We can win’: Tim Wilson says there’s one key reason voters will punish Albanese

The shadow treasurer believes Anthony Albanese is underestimating the damage he’s done to himself by breaking an election promise.

  • James Massola
Chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, Bran Black.

Business groups are howling over the budget, and it’s getting messy

The chorus of detractors hasn’t faded since budget night, but has risen to a full-throated roar just as the treasurer introduced the tax legislation to federal parliament.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Tom Hird is a “founder” who has little sympathy for his tech start-up colleagues whinging about changes to capital gains tax.

There’s a sly campaign for some to dodge paying their share. The numbers tell the real story

Why does a “founder” or a Tech Guy pay a lower tax rate than a nurse? Do we need apps more than we need engineers or nurses?

  • Tom Hird
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The new standard deduction will make life simpler for millions of people. But it could come at a cost to those with a big laundry bill.

The $1000 tax deduction promises less paperwork. Experts warn there’s a catch

Australians will soon join most of the world in having a standard deduction on their tax return. But it could come at a cost to those with dirty clothes.

  • Shane Wright
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher with Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers on budget day.

Government will need to tread carefully through budget storm

Labor is showing signs of tacking with the wind, and it will need to act with dexterity and resolve in the coming weeks.

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Premier Chris Minns, right, has not hesitated to put distance between himself and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right.

Why the premier needs to create some safe distance from Canberra

Chris Minns says “working families” are being “stung” by high taxes. Which families is he talking about?

  • Michael McGowan
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to index income tax rates, but Labor says the opposition costings are incorrect.

Labor claims Coalition has $12.5b black hole in tax costings

The dispute over income tax figures heightens what has become a major political battleground after Tuesday’s budget.

  • James Massola, Shane Wright and Nick Newling