‘Out of touch’: Max causes housing row with average-salary claim
Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has been derided by the government after sparking an argument about the average worker’s salary.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Privatisation
Not for sale: Labor moves to keep NBN in public hands
After weeks of debate about the Middle East, the government will try to force the opposition’s hand on the $51 billion internet network.
- by David Crowe
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Political leadership
Albanese in voters’ sights over cost of living
More than twice as many voters believe the government is responsible for the cost-of-living crisis as those blaming global factors.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Middle East at war
Dutton has clarity on Israel, but the PM is reading the nation’s mood
Anthony Albanese’s view – do not take sides – is close to the majority position on the Middle East but is dangerous for a prime minister because he sounds empty.
- by David Crowe
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Voters reject protests as Gaza war ignites domestic row
A majority of voters have rejected public protests in support of either side in the war in the Middle East, while more now say the war has made Australia less safe than a year ago.
- by David Crowe
‘Not unusual’ for a treasurer to model negative gearing, says Chalmers
The treasurer has defended the use of federal officials to explore changes to negative gearing after days of dispute over the housing crisis.
- by David Crowe, James Massola and Lisa Visentin
Keating, Marles exchange fire over pact to buy US submarines
Paul Keating says the AUKUS defence pact is “act of sublimation” to the US. Richard Marles thinks the plan has a parallel in the Labor luminary’s time as PM.
- by David Crowe and Rob Harris
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
Opinion
Political leadership
Memo to Dutton: It’s the final quarter, you’d better start kicking
The opposition leader has the wind behind him in opinion polls but looks reluctant to risk it by telling voters what he’d do with power. And the risk is real.
- by David Crowe
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Negative gearing
PM not keen on negative gearing change unless it won’t hurt supply
A new report shows more than 120,000 voters in marginal seats are negatively geared – and reveals where the most people are using the property tax concession.
- by David Crowe and James Massola
Analysis
Negative gearing
If Albanese wants this fight, he’ll need to gear up for a big one
Negative gearing is a totemic policy because of the way any attempt at reform can be turned into an assault on aspiration or a scare about a tax grab.
- by David Crowe
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