This Month
CGT change could raise $9b – but with a catch for existing investors
The government could raise enough from trimming the tax break on capital gains for investment properties and shares to provide an about $600 a year tax cut for workers.
Greg Norman struggles to go incognito in Byron Bay
The former golf champion seemingly can’t stay off radars long enough to buy a property.
February
Rents will surge if CGT discount goes, warns REIA
Ahead of a Senate inquiry into the capital gains tax discount on investment properties, the residential real estate industry warns against change.
I’m inheriting the family holiday home. Will I have to pay tax?
Inheriting a property is rarely as simple as a title transfer. The tax treatment depends heavily on the usage history and the timing of the sale.
Unprecedented warning: Taxpayers may need to bail out broke states
The International Monetary Fund issued a rare warning as it called on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to press the states to rein in spending and overhaul property taxes.
Not all capital gains are equal. So tax housing windfalls harder
When one asset class systematically generates passive, location-driven profits, taxing it more heavily than productive capital is economically defensible.
December 2025
Developers to be taxed $34k for each new home near Melbourne rail loop
Jacinta Allan has unveiled new levies on dwellings in the transport precinct to help pay for the $34.5 billion first stage of the mega infrastructure project.
Reduced CGT discount could be confined to housing: Greens, economists
The Greens support paring back the capital gains tax discount for housing – and some senior economists agree there is a case for making changes.
November 2025
Sydney land values have jumped. Here’s how your suburb ranked
A year of “modest” increases goes into the mix for council rates and land tax calculations. But the devil is always in the detail for landowners.
‘Harsh’ tax rule meant for foreigners snares Australian citizens
One Australian family was forced to empty their savings to pay a $52,000 bill after spending time out of the country to care for a dying relative.
October 2025
Taxes on foreign property buyers choking off $8b in investment: report
The Property Council estimates that scrapping state land tax surcharges could unlock billions of dollars in investment over five years, mostly in Victoria.
September 2025
The hidden $50b tax break that could help solve the housing crisis
The tax-free family home is the “elephant in the room” when it comes to reform.
July 2025
Hit capital gains and trusts to cut income tax, experts tell Chalmers
Economists at a roundtable at Parliament have urged the government to reduce its dependence on wage taxes and rebalance the system to help younger people.
June 2025
Qld’s property tax change offers foreign investor relief
Ahead of the first LNP state budget in more than a decade, Queensland says it will make it easier for overseas investors to bypass foreign land tax surcharges.
Chalmers’ super tax will send productivity backwards
Taxing unrealised gains in superannuation will not deliver the Hawke-Keating style reform that is desperately needed.
May 2025
The property tax surcharge creating an opportunity for local investors
Two states, Victoria and Queensland, levy an extra tax on offshore buyers that is pushing them out of a key asset class, to the benefit of locals.
Almost half Victoria’s tax take comes from property
The rise to 47 per cent of a total tax take is a distorting feature in a sector that is crucial to the state’s overall economy.
April 2025
New home ownership won’t rise without more skilled workers: developers
Signature housing policies both major parties announce will kick off a wider chain reaction if they are properly implemented.
March 2025
Largest builder in NSW seeks land-banking clarity
Newcastle-based NEX Building Group is concerned about a ‘sting in the tail’ of this week’s budget announcement.
Victoria starts handing out hefty bills in land tax ‘grab’
More than 400,000 people who run a small business or Airbnb from their home have been hit with hefty land tax bills under the government’s plans to rein in debt.
