Don’t be fooled:this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling

Don’t be fooled:this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling

This budget taxes more,and spends more,than any of the others for at least a quarter-century,outside the pandemic years. And it conceals the pork better.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland
Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Tax cuts,worth on average $1888,and a further round of cost-of-living measures will be at the heart of Jim Chalmers’ third budget.

  • byShane Wright
You can’t do a U-turn on a toll road,but Minns might have to
Opinion
Roads

You can’t do a U-turn on a toll road,but Minns might have to

NSW Labor’s response to its wide-ranging toll review will be the state version of the federal government’s reversal on stage 3 tax cuts.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Will the July 1 tax cuts affect property prices?

Will the July 1 tax cuts affect property prices?

Could the tax cuts coming in this year make it unprofitable for investors to hold on to their investment properties?

  • byNoel Whittaker
Contrary to appearances,the stage 3 tax cuts will leave us worse off

Contrary to appearances,the stage 3 tax cuts will leave us worse off

The stage 3 tax cuts always were irresponsible,and still are. They’ve caused interest rates to be raised by more than needed,and they’ll plunge us into deficit and debt.

  • byRoss Gittins
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How top earners kid themselves (and us) they’re overtaxed
Opinion
Tax reform

How top earners kid themselves (and us) they’re overtaxed

Don’t let the rich guys’ talk of high taxes fool you into believing Australia is a high-tax country.

  • byRoss Gittins
Coalition’s ‘back to basics’ plan for tax

Coalition’s ‘back to basics’ plan for tax

The Coalition is working on a tax reform plan to take to the next election that will encourage more small-business investment and help drive productivity.

  • byRachel Clun
With Albanese on the nose,it’s Chalmers’ time to shine

With Albanese on the nose,it’s Chalmers’ time to shine

Anthony Albanese’s patented “waving to the crowd” ways have well and truly lost their utility. Jim Chalmers will feature more prominently,in the tradition of the great PM-treasurer partnerships.

  • byShaun Carney
What do the stage 3 tax cuts mean for the property market?

What do the stage 3 tax cuts mean for the property market?

Someone whose income ticks over six figures is set for a tax cut of just over $2000,but their bank is likely to lend them many times more.

  • byJim Malo
How will the stage 3 tax cuts cost us all?

How will the stage 3 tax cuts cost us all?

We need to acknowledge that,with less tax,there will be fewer community needs provided by the government.