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Is the government prepared to reduce speculation in housing in favour of returning to its social purpose?
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
The new proposal to phase out tax breaks on more than one investment property would affect around 1% of Australians.
It seems likely the government will focus on boosting business growth rather than raising new taxes. How it finances core operations remains the big question.
Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor government should pursue in its second term
Neither major party wants to change two longstanding concessions for property investors – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount. We invited four experts to unpack who benefits, and how.
A new study reveals landlord behaviour can affect housing supply. Its release comes as the housing crisis dominates the federal election agenda.
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
The important question in a democratic setting is who gets to pay taxes and how they connect to the well-being of its citizens.
My calculations suggest that if homeownership bounced back to 70% – where it was before a key tax change – an extra 430,000 homes would now be owned by the people living in them.
Capital gains taxes are often lauded as the fair way to ensure everyone pays their fair share. But when you map out different tax scenarios, taxing capital gains many not be as fair as it seems.
Australia needs bold new housing policies that don’t just rely on the taxation system but consider a range of measures to meet the housing needs of all Australians.
The Labour Party’s proposed capital income tax targets earners whose gains are missed by the current system. We explain how this is different from other taxes targeting the wealthy.
Gordon Brown’s reforms to CGT encouraged stock market speculators and private equity asset strippers, while it was the Thatcher government that brought rates into line with income tax.
Requiring businesses to lobby through the people, not government, as Pierre Poilievre recently suggested, may sound like a better way to make policy. It’s not.
The federal government says it’s committed to addressing the challenges faced by younger generations, including housing affordability and the high cost of living. Does the budget deliver on its promises?
New research shows only 3% of the population paid any capital gains tax in the last decade.
Genuine reform should include tackling tax concessions on superannuation, capital gains and trusts and redesigning the GST.
An astounding one in nine taxpayers negatively gear, costing Australia more than $2.7 billion a year. Here’s how we could get better value for that money – and supercharge investment in new housing.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Research Fellow - Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Taxation and Business Law, UNSW
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne