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Dan Andrews statue a 'public urinal' risk, Liberal says

A statue of former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews would be at risk of being desecrated, a federal MP warns, as pressure builds to scrap the planned monument.

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Rival plan to close Labor's 'widow tax' loophole sooner

Australians who inherit an investment property from their partner won't lose their access to negative gearing, draft laws revealed by the treasurer confirm.

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Former premiers could face long-awaited CFMEU probe

Victoria's opposition is calling for past premiers to face a construction industry corruption probe as the state's current leader pledges to appear if needed.

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Struggling Liberals seek reboot in winter of discontent

Down in the polls, Liberal leader Angus Taylor will look to reconnect with voters through a blitz of marginal seats as parliament rises for its winter break.

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A 'new coke' moment: why rebranding would destroy the Liberal party

Any 'rebrand' would be a Liberal surrender.

The Canberra Times

View from The Hill: Even when they’re doing quite well, Liberals find a way to put their foot in it

The Liberals, it seems, can’t resist returning to damaging infighting even in the one part of the country where things have been going quite encouragingly for them.

The Conversation

Coalition blames tax reform for social cohesion decline

Measures to scrap negative gearing and pare back capital gains discounts have passed parliament despite strong resistance.

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'Missed opportunity': tax findings land as talks go on

Labor, the coalition and Greens predictably differed on their assessment of the government's contentious tax changes in a lightning-speed parliamentary inquiry.

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Tim Wilson’s book advocates a far more radical overhaul of our tax system than Labor’s budget

Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson has thrown himself into fighting the reduction of the capital gains tax discount in Labor’s budget, as well as the abolition of negative gearing on existing properties. But as treasurer Jim Chalmers recently pointed out in parliament, quoting from Wilson’s 2020 book The New Social Contract,…

The Conversation

Tony Abbott vows to not be silent in Liberal rebuild

Tony Abbott has spoken out against other conservative parties, but his vocal nature could cause trouble for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.

AAP

'Likely he's lying': treasurer points finger at rival

Future generations will be left with a "multibillion-dollar debt bomb" if the coalition repeals proposed tax changes, the treasurer warns.

AAP

High stakes: who’s leading the fight against Labor’s CGT reform – and what’s in it for them?

Tax critics turn to AI memes and airport billboards in addition to traditional lobbying tactics. Here’s what you need to know about them

The Guardian - AU

Treasury chief defends Labor's beleaguered budget

Controversial budget changes would have cut the lifetime tax benefits for the top one per cent of earners by $400,000 if implemented in 2000, Treasury says.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Guzman y Gomez quits US; Victorian man dies on Inca Trail; and Studio Ghibli-esque home torn down

GyG offered bigger burritos in the US than it does in Australia in an attempt to woo American customers

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‘Marginal change’: Keating lashes Coalition, John Howard and startup sector over CGT claims

Former Labor prime minister says the wealthy have been beneficiaries of tax system ‘distortion’ for decades

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Tim Wilson calls budget an ‘earthquake’; NRL star’s shock MND diagnosis; and a whale’s 15,000km odyssey

The shadow treasurer claims Labor’s federal budget will require a ‘substantial clean-up job’

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Treasurer blames 'misinformation' for war on tax change

Critics of the government's capital gains tax changes are being accused by the treasurer of overstating how much extra tax small businesses will have to pay.

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'Paddock of despair': MP blasts One Nation defectors

Two former Liberals have jumped ship to Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the right-wing party cannibalises the coalition's vote.

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Australian economy expected to add thousands more jobs

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is forecast to post a positive gain in jobs when it publishes new data, as economists mull over sweeping tax changes.

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Fuel excise extension weighed as states look to supply

The prime minister has left the door open to more tax relief at the bowser as state governments attempt to shore up their own fuel supplies.

The Guardian - AU

Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?

Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians

Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians

The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors

The Guardian - AU

PM says opposition ‘reduced to a farce’ as government targeted over CGT – as it happened

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