Anthony Albanese has forced to defend a furore over broken election promises as he and Treasurer Jim Chalmers scramble to fix the housing crisis by cutting back property investor tax lurks.
Katina Curtis
Australian share investors could face one of the most impactful federal budgets in years, with looming changes to capital gains tax expected to reshape portfolios in unexpected ways.
Ryan Johnson
Older small business operators hoping to make voluntary concessional contributions to superannuation have been told to make sure they satisfy employment rules before sending any money to their fund.
Nick Bruining
DEBTMAN: There are 2.2 million property investors in Australia holding their collective breath right now ahead of Jim Chalmers’ Budget. And there’s one small but painful thing they may not have considered.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: Navigating the complexities of the superannuation system to successfully make a plan for your retirement is no mean feat. So when you get it right, it makes the pay-off so much sweeter.
Philip Morris' appearance before a Senate committee this week has been likened to ‘inviting mosquitoes into a hearing on malaria’ by public health advocates.
Ben McKay
An inquiry report is likely to pour cold water on hopes for a gas export tax in the budget, but proponents vow to continue the fight regardless.
Jacob Shteyman
More than 862,000 NSW motorists have claimed $284 million since January, with 58 suburbs now in the “$1 million club” for total cashback received.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
A campaign to wind back the diesel tax credit for big mining giants has been given fresh legs by Andrew Forrest, chair and founder of iron ore giant Fortescue.
Poppy Johnston
The state government handling the largest debt pile in the country has handed down an election year budget.
Alexandra Feiam and Blair Jackson
The Australian Taxation Office is preparing contingency plans in case business conditions deteriorate but said only thousands of businesses have so far flagged interest in tax relief.
Australia’s most indebted state will hand down a budget on Tuesday – just seven months from an election – amid grim forecasts debt interest is set to hit $28m per day.
Blair Jackson
An Australian investor has thrown support behind changes to controversial tax benefits, saying the housing market is Australia's “national sport”.
Nathan Schmidt
A proposed national tax is back in the spotlight as doctors warn Australia’s health system is buckling under preventable disease.
Andrew Hedgman
Anthony Albanese has all-but ruled out a new tax on gas, declaring there are currently no ‘windfall profits’ after anti-gas activists disrupted his appearance at an industry event in Perth.
Jessica Page
Australia banking sector has paid an eye-watering amount of tax over the last financial year, calling out the big foreign technology companies to do the same.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s banks have pointed the finger at some of the world’s biggest tech companies while demanding ‘a level playing field’ to fix what they have branded a tax regulation ‘imbalance’.
Daniel Newell
The use of superannuation to quash or minimise capital gains tax is a popular strategy, but few proponents spell out the many tricks and traps that you need to be aware of.
Q+A: Over the age of 75 and missed the boat on shifting your super into a tax-free component that means yours kids won’t pay a death tax? There is a solution, but it’s pretty grim.
The Albanese government is reportedly considering a major tax change affecting property and share investors in the May budget.
Inpex has urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to not renege on a 2023 “handshake” deal to leave the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax untouched for a decade.
Rebecca Le May
The minister in charge of Australia’s resources has hinted the government will reject calls to slap a 25 per cent windfall tax on Australia’s gas giants.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The Federal Government is likely to knock back calls for a supersized gas tax that it believes would alienate trading partners at a time of heightened global energy volatility.
Katina Curtis and Daniel Newell
A fierce Senate showdown has exposed the deep divide over how much Australia earns from its booming gas exports.
