Tax reform
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- Federal budget
Chalmers eyes old CGT for start-ups, as Labor MPs say budget politics being won at auctions
Labor MPs in key inner-city marginal seats say younger voters in the street and at less-competitive auctions are giving the government credit for its tax overhaul.
- Paul Sakkal
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Coalition retreats from scheme to give parents vouchers for nannies
Fighting for cut-through policies in its battle with both Labor and One Nation, the Coalition will instead consider tax deductions for childcare costs, among other options.
- Brittany Busch
CGT would be a ‘wrecking ball’ for Kiwi economy, NZ PM tells Albanese
The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa, masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Opinion
Don’t believe the scare campaign. Taxing wealth is our best way forward
The next generation of great Australian workers, carers, thinkers and businesses comes from investing in Australia’s people, not from tax breaks.
- Thomas Walker
Sweeping new trust tax changes are coming. Will they affect you?
The changes to trusts are a major part of Labor’s latest budget. So how can you expect to be affected, if at all?
- Max Yong
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
Albanese admits tax changes may hit businesses beyond tech
As Labor MPs grumbled about the messy public messaging after this month’s budget, tempers flared and Anthony Albanese warned Angus Taylor over his leadership prospects.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Federal budget
The budget fallout has Angus Taylor back in contention. But there’s something askew about this battle
Labor has delivered the most disruptive, controversial budget since at least Abbott’s 2014 offering. Labor is under siege, and yet the situation is deceptively complex.
- Waleed Aly
Keating defends Chalmers and Albanese amid CGT backlash, as Minns blasts feds on income tax
Minns’ intervention on the need to let workers keep more of what they earn came on top of his refusal to endorse Chalmers’ changes to the CGT discount.
- Paul Sakkal and Shane Wright
- Analysis
- Resolve Political Monitor
Albanese has costed in his broken promises. Now Labor is paying the price
What can the government ever really rule out or in now that it has broken its election pledges? The test is if people really care.
- James Massola