Both the Albanese government and the opposition want to turn back the clock on the Australian tax system. Labor plans to return capital gains tax to the pre-1999 system of adjusting for inflation ...

One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and payments tend to get directed to people on ...

The professional body said that the changes would impact middle earners and small businesses hardest.

Is Australia finally getting serious about tax reform, or just testing the waters? The 2026 federal budget makes some long-debated changes to capital gains tax, family trusts and negative gearing.

Australia’s biggest business groups warn of an increasingly unpredictable tax system as the backlash against the capital ...

Australia’s outdated tax system is buckling under spending pressure, prompting the Labor government to explore options to boost revenue to pay for programs including a vast defense build up and health ...

The Australian Federal Budget for 2026-2027 proposes far-reaching changes to the Australian tax system that will have significant impacts on a range of taxpayers. Whilst a number of the measures were ...

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In Australia, the way people earn their money affects the rate of tax they pay — and top earners have a very different income mix from everyone else. The federal government is expected to make changes ...

Labor has confirmed it will overhaul the tax system but stopped short of revealing a controversial measure poised to be axed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Australia's planned tax overhaul is set to reshape the market's investment ​landscape, with high-dividend blue chips poised ...