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Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton.

Voters back Albanese over Dutton on tax and housing plans

Voters gave the government a narrow victory on key cost-of-living questions, despite the policies from both major parties being called a “dumpster fire of dumb stuff”.

  • David Crowe

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will unveil their signature cost of living and housing policies at their campaign launches.

Dutton offers $1200 tax cut against Albanese’s 100,000 homes in defining election pitch

Both leaders will use their campaign launches to unveil $10 billion policies, which also include a Labor plan to allow most first home buyers to enter the market with a 5 per cent deposit.

  • Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
Albanese, Ken Henry, Dutton tryptich

Cowardly politics is robbing our children blind. It’s time to be brave

Whoever wins the May 3 federal election, this is their challenge: dare to end decades of intergenerational theft.

  • Ken Henry
Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday.

Everything you need to know about the new tax cuts

Two 1 per cent tax cuts will form the core of the Albanese government’s offer to voters as it chases a second term in office. Here’s how they will work.

  • Millie Muroi and James Massola
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers during a visit to the Logan disaster management centre last week.

Chalmers reveals Alfred’s damage to the budget, inflation and growth

With just a week until Jim Chalmers delivers the budget, two think tanks say both sides of politics have to come up with ways to make the economy grow faster.

  • Shane Wright
The Bank of Mum and Dad is now one of the nation’s largest lenders, with many young people reliant on their parents if they want to become homeowners.

Inheritances are destroying the ‘fair go’. It’s time to tax them

We’re in the middle of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever, and it’s beginning to tear at our nation’s social fabric.

  • Thomas Walker
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s revamp of the stage 3 tax cuts have not been enough for many Australians.

Everybody thinks they pay too much tax but this group is unhappier than others

Most respondents to a survey said they felt overburdened but a similar proportion wanted more government spending on health and education.

  • Shane Wright
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would have been facing much more pressure under Peter Dutton.

Hooked on sugar-hit policies, we keep ignoring the tax elephant in the room

It’s been 25 years since a government sold tax reform to Australians. The time has come for them to try again.

  • Rachel Clun
First home buyers can access the federal government’s Help to Buy shared equity scheme and the low-deposit First Home Guarantee to help purchase a property.

How a tax you rarely pay is slowing the property market

Economists say the tax raises the barrier to entry for first home buyers who are trying to get into the market and discourages empty nesters from downsizing.

  • Jim Malo
Equalisation and appropriation clauses can help ensure inheritances are shared as intended.

Don’t say the S-word out loud, but Australia secretly loves socialism

Our nation has long considered itself the land of the fair go. But as housing affordability and healthcare standards slip, are we kidding ourselves?

  • Gary Newman

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