Tax reform
Opinion
Sharemarket
How Wall Street and the Fed could derail Trump’s MAGA plans
Sharemarket investors were initially excited about the president-elect’s return to the White House but Jerome Powell quickly became the party pooper.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Income tax
The half trillion-dollar tax headache facing Australia
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a half trillion-dollar tax problem – without a change, Australians will face a generational high tax hit.
- by Shane Wright
Solve decades of political ‘stuff-ups’ with hung parliament: Spender
Independent MP Allegra Spender says 20 years of policy inaction have left Australia with poor housing and tax systems, but sees a way to fixing them.
- by Shane Wright
The people most likely to have negatively geared properties
Some of Australia’s top earners are among the most likely to have a negatively geared investment property – but many people in lower paid jobs use the tax concession too.
- by Millie Muroi and Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Hey, big spenders: The most profligate election campaign in US history
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are announcing new big-ticket election promises almost daily. Harris’ agenda appears less unaffordable than Trump’s.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Negative gearing
There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change
Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, as they stand, cost taxpayers billions and do little to support home building or the rental market.
- by Aruna Sathanapally and Trent Wiltshire
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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Negative gearing
Negative gearing in Labor’s sights as Albanese readies for election battle
Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions cost the budget billions of dollars every year, which is why Labor has asked for advice on possible changes to them.
- by James Massola and David Crowe
CBA is taking down 50 fake websites a week. The boss wants tougher rules
As he defended the bank’s $9.8 billion profit before a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday, CBA boss Matt Comyn also called for an overhaul of the tax system.
- by Millie Muroi
Adam Bandt pledges to supersize corporate taxes
To sweeten the deal, the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures, such as including dental cover in Medicare.
- by James Massola
The plan to turn Sydney and Melbourne into the ‘West End of the Asia Pacific’
The live entertainment industry wants tax breaks to prevent Australian shows being lured overseas.
- by Andrew Taylor
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