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Nationals leader Matt Canavan and Liberal leader Angus Taylor at a doorstop interview during a visit to Eze Steel in Canberra on Thursday.

Labor has set a political trap for Taylor and Canavan. Will they fall for it?

The newly installed Coalition leaders can go on opposing every Labor move, but they should recall what John Howard did in opposition.

  • James Massola

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Yusuf Kahn and Cynthia Lu

Perth businessman pursued for nearly $7 million amid fallout from Modco collapse

A Perth businessman linked to collapsed builder Modco Residential is being sued by the tax office for almost $7 million over allegedly unpaid tax.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Independent MP Allegra Spender has outlined a plan to slash personal income tax rates, paid for by higher taxes on assets.

Slash income tax, lift it on assets: Spender’s plan for tax reform

The first plan for a broad-based overhaul of the tax system in 16 years has been put forward by teal independent, Allegra Spender.

  • Shane Wright
Baby Boomers walk off into the sunset - with a third of all Australian wealth.

Baby Boomers now worth $6 trillion after ninefold increase in wealth this century

Boomers have become the nation’s richest generation thanks to property, shares and the tax system, squeezing out every other generation.

  • Shane Wright
Australia has slipped down the ranks of the most economically competitive countries.

Why we should probably pay more tax as we get older

There’s a “winning formula” to making this happen. Here’s why we should.

  • Millie Muroi
Labor Party doyen says the tax system actively hurts young people.

A ‘terrible’ system for young people: Tax reform architect pleads for real reform

Bill Kelty was instrumental to the tax reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. He says old people like himself don’t need more out of the tax system.

  • Shane Wright
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Reducing the concession on capital gains is argued by supporters as a way to help young people into the property market.

Cutting capital gains deductions opens door to bigger cuts

The government is considering winding back the capital gains tax concession as part of a broader change to taxes in the May budget.

  • Shane Wright and James Massola
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says high house prices are an intergenerational issue that has to be addressed.

Chalmers puts tax reform at top of budget plans

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, facing pressure to reduce inflation and improve living standards, says intergenerational unfairness is driving anger around the world.

  • Shane Wright
Hanson, with One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce, says her intention is to form government.

The Trumpian policies Pauline Hanson would roll out if One Nation ran Australia

As One Nation and Pauline Hanson threaten to overtake the fractured Coalition as the nation’s leading conservative force, we test if the party’s policies make practical and economic sense.

  • James Hall
Real Money checklist

How to set yourself up for money success in 2026

A few simple, practical steps in January can help get you on the right money track for the year.

  • Dominic Powell