Greens likely to play ball with Labor’s timeline for capital gains and negative gearing bill
The Greens appear willing to cooperate with Labor’s timeline to legislate its capital gains tax and negative gearing…
Labor’s capital gains tax challenge deepens as biotech sector raises alarm
Labor’s decision to push ahead with capital gains tax changes without settling critical details around carve-outs for start-ups…
Chalmers says CGT reforms won’t discourage small business growth
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said overhauls to capital gains tax (CGT) would not discourage small business from…
Tax changes add to softening house sales caused by interest rate rises, agents say
After riding a post-COVID wave of booming prices, real estate agents say South Australia’s housing market is starting…
Pension rule change for family home could bring ‘true reform’ after budget targets investors
The Budget was billed as tackling intergenerational fairness. But it’s hard to see how. · Getty Changes in…
Tech sector onslaught against proposed changes to capital gains tax could see start-ups carved out
The federal government didn’t really see it coming. It had expected a political fight in relation to its…
Surprise twist to Labor’s massive negative gearing change that will impact millions of Australian homeowners
Australian owner-occupiers can turn their place of residence into an investment property and negatively gear the home in…
Treasurer says ‘death tax’ claims are a scare campaign, ‘pure and simple’
A new minimum tax rate on trusts used to manage wealth inherited after death is being labelled a…
Federal treasurer orders more Chinese-linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ordered another six companies to divest their holdings in Northern Minerals as concerns…
Jim Chalmers defends impact of tax changes on young investors
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the impact of the government’s proposed tax changes on young people who use…
Aspiration has changed since the Howard era. This budget is finally catching up
The word “aspirational” means something very different in contemporary Australia, compared to what it used to mean. At…
Wayne Swan slams the ‘view from Mar-a-Lago’ as battle for middle Australia gets real
Status-quo-shattering political earthquakes are coming in thick and fast these days. A week ago, One Nation won its…