Negative gearing
Opinion
Opinion
Who in their right mind would want to stop negative gearing?
A few thousand dollars in tax deductions today will save the government hundreds of thousands of dollars in welfare down the track. What’s not to like?
- by Noel Whittaker
Latest
The Perth suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof
The gap between what investors receive in rent and spend in mortgage repayments is widening, in some areas by more than $1600 a week.
- by Sarah Brookes
Melbourne suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof
Melbourne rents have jumped, but mortgage costs in some areas have soared by hundreds of dollars more per week.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Coalition tax plan beholden to budget and inflation: Dutton
Liberal leader Peter Dutton has admitted his party’s tax plans will be hamstrung by the budget and economy, as the Greens press for negative gearing changes.
- by Shane Wright
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Property investment
MPs’ ‘stunning’ property portfolios fuel crossbench calls for negative gearing changes
About two-thirds of federal parliamentarians own two or more properties, an analysis of the declared interests shows.
- by Lisa Visentin, Rachel Clun and Olivia Ireland
Perrottet breaks silence to call for negative gearing review
The former premier also said NSW should be funded by the Commonwealth to pay for the “lazy economic Ponzi scheme” of immigration.
- by Jordan Baker
Stage 3 changes revive push to curb negative gearing
The issue is a potential test for the government after it broke its election promise to keep stage 3 cuts in their original form, raising questions about other tax pledges.
- by David Crowe
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Tax reform
‘Everything on the table’: Calls for tax overhaul to go beyond stage 3 cuts
As the Coalition argues the government cannot be trusted on income tax changes, independent MPS and a former Labor luminary are encouraging an examination of the entire tax system.
- by Paul Sakkal and Rachel Clun
Exclusive
Housing affordability
Property investors get bigger slice of federal housing budget
The new analysis comes as the federal government launched the first round of tenders for funding through its $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.
- by Rachel Clun
Analysis
Tax reform
Higher GST? Negative gearing changes? Why we’ve got to talk about tax
Experts are in furious agreement: Australia needs tax reform. So why aren’t the major political parties talking about it?
- by Rachel Clun
Landlords made $3.1 billion with pandemic-low interest rates
Landlords making a profit from their rentals have outnumbered negatively geared property owners for the first time since a change to capital gains tax in the late 1990s.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun