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The verdicts are in on who gains the most from rival income tax plans

Labor has gained a short-term edge over the Coalition in a crucial political fight over the fairness of radical income tax reform.

by David Crowe

Revenue 'decisions taken but not yet announced' worth nearly $3 billion: budget papers

by Eryk Bagshaw

Welcome to the tax election. The fairness election. The enterprise election

by Mark Kenny & Matt Wade

US fed up with 'unfair, unprincipled' behaviour by China, former ambassador warns

by David Wroe

Bill Shorten orders Anne Aly to confirm she renounced dual citizenship

by Fergus Hunter

Opinion & Perspectives

David Goodall leads the way with choice we should all get to have

So where are you now, you fierce opponents of euthanasia and the right-to-die? How many of you, honestly, can look at the triumphant – you heard me – passing of the 104-year-old Australian scientist David Goodall in Switzerland on Thursday and say that he got it wrong?

Peter FitzSimons

Change for the better for working mums

John Howard was careful never to penalise stay-at-home mothers when it came to childcare rebates. Malcolm Turnbull is taking a different approach.

Jacqueline Maley

Why is no one debating one of the budgets’ biggest spends?

Parliament will stay largely silent over the next few weeks instead of asking if we are spending enough or spending on the right things to ensure our security.