OPINION: Robbing Peter to pay Paul in plan to axe tampon tax
THE Labor Party has announced plans to shelve the tampon tax should it come to power in the next federal election.
Opinion
Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News.
THE Labor Party has announced plans to shelve the tampon tax should it come to power in the next federal election.
The fact that tampons and pads are taxed with a GST as "luxury items" is absurd, and I'd applaud any move to change this.
However, I raise an eyebrow at the devil in the detail.
Opposition spokesperson for health Catherine King said to make up for getting rid of one tax, a new one would be introduced.
In a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, 12 GST-free alternative medicines would pick up where the tampons leave off.
The benefits of herbalism and naturopathy may be questionable for some, but for others, these treatments complement their healthcare needs.
And in a free world we're all free to treat our ailments as we see fit.
Scrapping one tax only to replace it with another seems counter-productive.
Surely there's a better solution?
Originally published as OPINION: Robbing Peter to pay Paul in plan to axe tampon tax
Penbo: Remember when the Greens used to be likeable?
Fast forward to 2024 and those triangular stickers now stand for something quite different from hugging trees, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Cashed-up Albo is rubbing young voters’ noses in it
It’s one thing to be loaded after decades in parliament but it’s another to flaunt it so close to an election, writes Samantha Maiden.
Downer: Don’t like Australia’s values? Australia’s not for you
Tolerance is a core Australian value and the pro-Islamic terrorism demonstrations show none whatsoever if you disagree with them, writes Alexander Downer.
Penbo: We now have photographic proof of a very stupid problem
This week revealed about 68,000 reasons Australia has problem with people who simply cannot help themselves, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Poll guru returns for yet another Voice
If you thought something sounded familiar when the ex-Labor Senator unveiled her new party, you weren’t alone, writes Samantha Maiden.
Penbo: Jew-hating halfwits have just taken their masks off
If you think you’re progressive holding up a Hezbollah flag, you need to go back to left-winger school and brush up on the tenets of socialism, writes David Penberthy.