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Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Australian Fuel Security Reserve to obtain fuels and fertiliser. "We're helping businesses and manufacturers bolster supply chains, with $1 billion in interest free loans through the National Reconstruction Fund and incentives to get more freight ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... noting the demographic shift was creating sustained demand for private pay retirement living facilities at a time when new supply remained near 15-year lows. He said the combination of ageing populations, wealthy retirees and constrained development ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... also set to take effect on this date. Residential property will be limited to new builds that genuinely add to housing supply. Properties held as of 12 May 2026, meanwhile, will be exempt and arrangements will not change for existing investors. Discretionary ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... government described as its most significant housing intervention to date, combining tax reform, infrastructure spending and supply side incentives.in "We will replace the 50% capital gains tax discount with inflation-adjusted indexation from 1 July ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... on a broader housing agenda that has increasingly focused on unlocking institutional capital boosting long term housing supply amid worsening affordability pressures. "[The government] is taking decisive action in the Budget to boost housing supply ...

Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government will invest $3.7 billion to increase the supply of residential aged care accommodation, accelerate the release of Support at Home packages and enhance the quality and affordability of aged care services. In a direct response to the Residential ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... also set to take effect on 1 July 2027. Residential property will be limited to "new builds that genuinely add to housing supply." Properties held as of 12 May 2026, meanwhile, will be exempt and arrangements will not change for existing investors. Investments ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... details that will appear in the Budget. However, Mulino indicated the government has broadened its focus beyond housing supply alone, arguing tax settings had become an increasingly prominent part of the national affordability debate. "Housing is a first ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... "The US-Israel conflict with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz - a chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil supply - sending oil prices sharply higher and reigniting stagflation concerns. The war created volatility across energy, rates, equities ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... Nine of the 10 largest superannuation funds in Australia have mandates with MAM. It is also a major investor in energy supply infrastructure across the world. During the year, MAM's portfolio company Island Green Power secured a 20-year contract ...