Tax reform
- Opinion
- Australia votes
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
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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
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
- Opinion
- Inheritance
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
- Exclusive
- Income tax
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
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
- Opinion
- Cost of living
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
Public transport, short-term stays about to get more expensive in Victoria
Using public transport will cost an extra 40¢ a day for a full-fare passenger. Stays in Airbnb properties and visits to the zoo and snow will also cost more from January 1.
- Rachel Eddie and Carla Jaeger
- Opinion
- New Year
Guilt gets a bad rap. I’m guilty, but my new year’s resolution is to be OK with it
We have this magical thinking that we can be better come the new year, then we too often fail. Don’t dismiss guilt as the motivator you might need to keep your resolutions.
- Jenna Price
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