Tax cuts
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
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- Exclusive
- Resolve Political Monitor
Australians back hit to capital gains and negative gearing to pay for tax cuts
Australians believe Jim Chalmers should cut government spending and deliver tax cuts with changes to capital gains tax high on their hit list.
- Shane Wright
Sussan Ley turns focus back to tax, industrial relations amid Coalition ructions
The opposition leader has vowed to return to core Liberal policies after the Coalition went to the last election opposing Labor tax cuts.
- Shane Wright and Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Gas
Albanese is crying poor, but we’re losing billions a year from untaxed gas
In Norway, they tax their oil and gas industry heavily and give their kids free higher education. Here, we do the opposite.
- Ross Gittins
If you want tax cuts, find ways to raise more revenue: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned those who want tax cuts that they have to find ways to improve the budget bottom line to fund them – but a GST change is unlikely to be one of the measures.
- Shane Wright
- Political Sketch
- Trump's America
Trump and his multitrillion-dollar Sharpie sign off on cuts ‘no one will notice’
The US president figures no one will notice the loss of healthcare and school lunches among the poor. Could he be right?
- Tony Wright
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump’s ‘magic’ act: The US Senate has just made $5.8 trillion disappear
The Senate Republicans are using a controversial accounting approach to make the cost of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill appear far smaller than it is.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Analysis
- Australia votes
Where Albanese and Dutton stand on the eight key issues in this election
New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Albanese planning to call election for May 3 on Friday
Calling the election on Friday morning would steal attention from news coverage of Dutton’s Thursday night budget reply speech.
- James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Labor’s surprise ‘top-up’ tax cut is enough for a cup of coffee – and a brazen pitch for votes
The opposition has already rejected Labor’s surprise tax cut, but did not rule out an alternative plan.
- David Crowe