Generational tax divide is real,but will take years to fix
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Tax reform

Generational tax divide is real,but will take years to fix

The message to all politicians is not hard to hear:if Australians have saved their money under the rules you legislated,and you decide you want to change those rules,the onus is on you – not them – to make the case.

  • byDavid Crowe

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It's OK for Dick Smith,but retirees are in a very different place
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It's OK for Dick Smith,but retirees are in a very different place

It's not the government's money:it's yours Dick,as it represents pre-paid tax.

'The nation will have to do something':Labor MPs pressure Albanese over franking credits

'The nation will have to do something':Labor MPs pressure Albanese over franking credits

Numerous MPs warned the cash refunds were financially unsustainable and said Labor needed to maintain its commitment to reform.

  • byMichael Koziol
'It's outrageous':Dick Smith received $500,000 of franking credit refunds in one year

'It's outrageous':Dick Smith received $500,000 of franking credit refunds in one year

The entrepreneur says Labor should have capped the proposal so that only wealthy Australians would lose their benefits.

  • byMichael Koziol
Figures helping spruik renewable energy plans don't quite fit the bill
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Figures helping spruik renewable energy plans don't quite fit the bill

Shane Rattenbury's $100 analogy falls flat when it comes to supporting the case for a 100 per cent renewable energy target.

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Dick Smith slams ACT renewable energy target in Scott Morrison skit

Dick Smith slams ACT renewable energy target in Scott Morrison skit

A slinging match broke out between Dick Smith and the ACT government on Tuesday after the millionaire released a new video.

  • bySherryn Groch
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Dick Smith is a terrible capitalist for such a rich man
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Dick Smith is a terrible capitalist for such a rich man

Closing down his Dick Smith Foods company Smith railed against"extreme capitalism",but he has always had fractured relationship with the free market.

  • byNick O'Malley