Australia votes
Why negative gearing has ground down every politician who tries it
A long line of treasurers, opposition leaders and prime ministers has flirted with negative gearing and capital gains tax reform.
- by Shane Wright
Latest
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
Property market
What the big parties aren’t telling you about their housing ‘fixes’
We all want the housing crisis to be solved, but as a society, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner. The truth is, there are no easy solutions.
- by Ross Gittins
Exclusive
State Parliament
Revealed: The TV presenter looking to take on Zali Steggall in Warringah
After more than a decade with Tabcorp, endurance swimmer Jaimee Rogers has lodged her nomination forms with the Liberal Party intending to win back the blue-ribbon electorate.
- by Chris O'Keefe
Updated
Political leadership
Liberals ‘disillusioned’ by Dutton-backed intervention in key seat
“There is also an overwhelming sense of disbelief that if this could happen to me ... it could happen to anyone,” said ex-Liberal candidate Theo Zographos.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Political leadership
Waiting for Albo: Is the PM really timid, or just tactical?
Everyone is treading water in this inflationary environment, wanting something, anything, to happen. In such circumstances, Anthony Albanese’s prudence is, well, prudent.
- by Sean Kelly
Exclusive
Political leadership
The state-by-state numbers that show Albanese’s big problem – and Dutton’s bigger challenge
Anthony Albanese has continued to lose ground in Australia’s two biggest states, but exclusive polling analysis reveals the Coalition’s monumental challenge.
- 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
Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition
The PM has gone on the offensive in a growing row with big business, saying his government has “stood up for some of Australia’s biggest employers”.
- by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
Exclusive
Political leadership
Dutton on the march in Victoria, say Liberals, with four seats in sight
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is plotting an unlikely pathway to The Lodge by targeting the state where he is least popular.
- by Paul Sakkal
Bob Carr to launch pro-Labor Muslim initiative in western Sydney
Islamic community leader Dr Jamal Rifi has recruited Bob Carr to help push back against Muslim independents in western Sydney.
- by Deborah Snow
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