Treasury warned Labor housing tax reforms would lift rents and trim supply before Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers was warned before the federal Budget that Labor’s sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax would put upward pressure on rents and…
Albanese unveils Digital Duty of Care as algorithm controls spark free speech fight
Australians could soon be given a direct choice over whether powerful social media algorithms decide what appears in their feeds under sweeping new online safety laws unveiled…
‘We are not the AfD’: Barnaby Joyce draws line after German far-right party’s historic win
Barnaby Joyce has moved to put clear political distance between One Nation and Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland after the far-right party recorded a historic election victory that…
One Nation’s super plan ignites $4.8tn fight over whether compulsory retirement savings still work
One Nation’s plan to let millions of Australians redirect part of their compulsory superannuation into their weekly pay has ignited a much bigger argument over whether the…
Carroll, Allan and Andrews could face grilling over secret $8bn SRL fare levy
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll and former premiers Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews could be called before a parliamentary inquiry into a previously undisclosed public transport fare levy…
‘Birth tax’ warning hits Labor as draft trust rules could lock families into 2028 beneficiary plans
Labor’s proposed overhaul of discretionary trusts is facing a fresh backlash after tax experts warned a new exemption designed to soften the government’s 30 per cent minimum…
One Nation hits 30% as Labor slides and Coalition faces ‘cricket team’ warning
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has overtaken Labor to lead Australia’s major political parties on primary voting intention in fresh polling, while the Coalition has sunk to a…
Senate votes 36–21 against Labor’s $5,000 veterans health threshold as $748m savings face scrutiny
The Albanese government is facing a major Senate rebuke over its planned changes to veterans’ allied health care after senators voted 36–21 against the controversial $5,000 annual…
Labor’s property tax gamble is becoming a test of ideology against evidence
Opinion: There is a growing problem with the Albanese government’s property tax experiment, and it is not simply that investors dislike paying more tax. The harder question…
‘We owe it to history’: One Nation hits 30% after Albanese vows to defeat Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has surged back to the top of the primary-vote standings in a new national poll, days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Labor…