Negative gearing
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Tax reform
‘Act on tax and housing’: 59 per cent of voters back case for change
A clear majority of voters back the case for tax reform that can help young Australians buy their first homes.
- by David Crowe
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Property prices
Why fixing negative gearing would be a positive for our kids
Real estate agents and home building companies always claim getting rid of the tax lurk would do great damage to renters and buyers alike. Don’t believe it.
- by Ross Gittins
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Opinion
Who in their right mind would want to stop negative gearing?
A few thousand dollars in tax deductions today will save the government hundreds of thousands of dollars in welfare down the track. What’s not to like?
- by Noel Whittaker
The Perth suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof
The gap between what investors receive in rent and spend in mortgage repayments is widening, in some areas by more than $1600 a week.
- by Sarah Brookes
Melbourne suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof
Melbourne rents have jumped, but mortgage costs in some areas have soared by hundreds of dollars more per week.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Wishing homeless will go away won’t solve our housing crisis
Housing is a human right. Come on, PM and premier. Think outside the square. It’s time for nation-building by real Labor governments.
Coalition tax plan beholden to budget and inflation: Dutton
Liberal leader Peter Dutton has admitted his party’s tax plans will be hamstrung by the budget and economy, as the Greens press for negative gearing changes.
- by Shane Wright
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Property investment
MPs’ ‘stunning’ property portfolios fuel crossbench calls for negative gearing changes
About two-thirds of federal parliamentarians own two or more properties, an analysis of the declared interests shows.
- by Lisa Visentin, Rachel Clun and Olivia Ireland
Can regional communities transition to renewable energy?
The Nationals need to put some of their old bulls out to pasture, be part of the solution for the regions, or risk becoming a party of irrelevance.
Perrottet breaks silence to call for negative gearing review
The former premier also said NSW should be funded by the Commonwealth to pay for the “lazy economic Ponzi scheme” of immigration.
- by Jordan Baker
Stage 3 changes revive push to curb negative gearing
The issue is a potential test for the government after it broke its election promise to keep stage 3 cuts in their original form, raising questions about other tax pledges.
- by David Crowe