Comedian Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes revealed his wife Holly’s opposition to his recent political rants after he made his feelings known about the Australian government.
Earlier this month, the Aussie launched into a scathing critique of Labor’s capital gains tax changes during an appearance on Nine’s Today show, accusing Albanese’s government of misleading voters over the reforms.
He has also revealed he “regrets” voting for Anthony Albanese and his Labor government in the last election and demanded an early return to the polls.
“[Holly] doesn’t like it, she says that I shouldn’t be political,” Hughesy told The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick radio show on Tuesday.
The 55-year-old and his wife have been married since 2006 and share three children Rafferty, 16, Sadie, 14, and Tess, 12.
Hughes also admitted he fears backlash from the Aussie public over his outspoken views, stating that he’s worried he’s “going to get bashed” while walking down the street.
“I’m walking down the street, and people are coming out of shops; they’re stopping their ute in the middle of the road and running at me,” he continued.
“[I’m thinking] I’m gonna get bashed, and they just want to hug me.”
Despite his concerns and pushback from his wife, Hughes vowed to continue speaking out if it meant he could make a difference.
“I just want our standard of living [to rise], as a country is going down a lot, and I believe it’s because the government takes too much money off hard-working people and misuses that money,” he went on.
“They don’t respect the money, because they didn’t earn the money.
“Leave as much money in the hands of the people who earn it, so they respect it, and then everyone’s standard of living will rise.
“But when a government just takes all this money and just burns it, we all get poorer because inflation goes through the roof.”
Last month, Hughesy said he regretted voting for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers due to the capital gains tax changes and demanded an early election.
In 2025, Albanese said changes to CGT and negative gearing were “off the table”. But, just 12 months on, Chalmers restricted negative gearing and imposed a minimum 30 per cent tax rate on capital gains from 2027.
The government has argued the changes will improve housing affordability and rebalance the tax system.
In a blistering Instagram video, Hughes bemoaned how the U-turn will now “affect every Australian”.
“I voted for Albo and Chalmers, they didn’t have a mandate for changing capital gains tax,” he said. “It’s now the highest in the world. No one is going to want to invest in Australia…
“You didn’t have a mandate for it, you lied blatantly, so it’s not valid, so let’s go the polls again.”