Allegra Spender
Coalition frontbencher says voters conned into backing independents
Opposition communications spokesman Paul Fletcher, facing a battle against an independent at the next election, says teals had duped traditional Coalition supporters.
- by Shane Wright
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Too hard? We can’t afford to put off tough talk on tax
With a federal election looming, will either major party will show some courage and addressing the demonstrated challenges?
Opinion
Tax reform
Why tax reform is the national debate we can no longer afford to avoid
The major political parties have deserted the debate stage when it comes to tax reform. But Allegra Spender is going where no non-government MP has gone before.
- by Shane Wright
The eastern suburbs parent trap: Leave, or pay thousands for private school
New plans to build a public high school, floated by eastern suburbs MPs, have been unveiled in a bid to keep parents in the area.
- by Christopher Harris
The big demand Allegra Spender will make if there’s a hung parliament
The Independent MP says the tax system punishes the next generation. She wants changes before she backs a new government.
- by Shane Wright
‘Losing trust’: MPs say they’ll quit Chairman’s Lounge and Virgin VIP perks, too
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Helen Haines are the latest MPs to ditch their VIP airline treatment as senior public servants are quizzed on their own access to Qantas’ Chairman’s Lounge.
- by David Crowe
Solve decades of political ‘stuff-ups’ with hung parliament: Spender
Independent MP Allegra Spender says 20 years of policy inaction have left Australia with poor housing and tax systems, but sees a way to fixing them.
- by Shane Wright
Treasury and Chalmers each doing their jobs
Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?
Teals back tax reform despite backlash risk on negative gearing
The “teal” independents and other crossbench MPs have called for negative gearing to be on the agenda in a total rethink of tax and housing policy.
- by David Crowe
The teals stunned the nation in 2022. They could make or break the next government
The seven women who won formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seats in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth promised a “new way” of doing politics. How have they changed the parliament?
- by James Massola
MPs say ‘no place in parliament’ for candidate who celebrated October 7 attacks
The candidate at the centre of the social media storm broke his silence to say: “As a doctor, as a Muslim, as a human, killing civilians is never right.”
- by Matthew Knott
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