Politics latest: 'Ask him yourself': Albanese doesn't know if Chalmers requested Treasury property tax work
The PM says he didn't ask Treasury to consider winding back negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions for property investors, but could not answer if his Treasurer put in the request.
Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of news from Canberra and around the country.
Join the conversation
Chalmers’ $230bn Future Funnel for favoured projects
Jim Chalmers is overhauling the investment mandate of the Future Fund to drive capital into Labor’s agenda, in a major shift in the role of the sovereign wealth fund established by the Howard government.
Read more
Treasurer eyes a once-in-a-century pot of taxpayer gold
Jim Chalmers’ fundamental change to the Future Fund provides investment ‘priorities’ where there were none – priorities that align with Labor’s political and ideological agenda.
Read more