Capital gains tax reform among options as Labor weighs housing pitch

After Jim Chalmers repeatedly refused to rule out changing the capital gains tax discount, a government source told the ABC ...

‘Yet another tax slug’: Howard, Costello pan capital gains proposal

Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Bernie Fraser supports paring back the capital gains tax discount for investment ...

$250 billion warning over huge new tax move

If the government does not slash the capital gains tax (CGT) discount for property investors it will cost the budget $247 ...

How capital gains tax changes could impact you

According to a well-sourced leak, changes to capital gains tax discounts could form the centrepiece of the next federal ...

Cutting capital gains deductions opens door to bigger cuts

The government is considering winding back the capital gains tax concession as part of a broader change to taxes in the May budget.
Opinion

Chalmers’ capital gains tax plan worthy of consideration

The federal government’s plan to scale back capital gains tax breaks for investors is a symbolic move to address the legitimate grievances of younger renters.

The tax deduction that will cost Australia $250bn over the next decade (and it’s not negative gearing)

The government is mulling a change to the capital gains tax concession. New analysis shows that without change, it will cost the budget $250 billion.

ACTU presses Labor to halve capital gains tax discount, restrict negative gearing

Unions are ramping up demands ahead of the May budget for the Albanese government to tackle the housing crisis by slashing ...