Federal Budget 2026: Global Turmoil Shapes Chalmers' Ambitious, Promise-Laden Spending Plan
Australia's 2026 Federal Budget reveals tax changes for negative gearing and CGT discount, affecting property investors. Find out what changes tonight.
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Australia's new budget includes tax changes for property investors. This is the first major change to these rules in years.
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Budget 2026: Tax shifts dominate, as Chalmers claims the 'sensible centre'
Australia's 2026 budget changes negative gearing and capital gains tax rules. See how this affects home buyers and property prices.
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Crikey | No, entrepreneurialism shouldn’t get better tax treatment compared to wages by Sophie Black
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The article argues that the notion of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese becoming an “equal partner” in Australian businesses is misleading and borders on disinformation, especially as the government’s new tax reforms—tightening negative‑gear‑ing rules and altering capital‑gains tax—spark a backlash from the investor class. While the Labor Party anticipated resistance to the negative‑gear‑ing changes, it was caught off‑guard by a social‑media firestorm, driven by influencers decrying the measures as a “tax on ambition.” The piece highlights how entrepreneurs like mortgage‑broker founder Joseph Daoud are even buying costly billboard space to protest the policies, underscoring the political and economic tensions surrounding the recent fiscal overhaul.
Read more: https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/26/capital-gains-tax-entrepreneurs-income-assets-wealth/
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