is a professor at the University of Canberra’s faculty of business, government and law and the author of Political Lives: Australian prime ministers and their biographers.
As expectations mount for property tax reforms in the federal budget, Victoria’s action to disincentivise investment shows how such reform can improve housing affordability.
ANALYSIS: The coming budget provides an opportunity to make tax reforms that help keep the nation afloat during the present crisis, while providing equity and balance for future generations.
In a matter of months, the ACT senator’s linking of the gas tax to beer excise has garnered widespread support in parliament and among the public, although Labor is refusing to act.
ANALYSIS: In a troubled economic environment exacerbated by oil price shocks, a Liberal Party policy that rules out tax increases looks like magical thinking.
EXCLUSIVE: The treasurer lays out his approach to this budget in a time of crisis, with a focus on intergenerational equity and a defence of the NDIS clampdown.
While the Coalition claims electric trucks are not capable of transporting heavy freight, overseas usage and current trials in Australia show they far outperform diesel on both overall cost and efficiency.
