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Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Chalmers said, will help deal with the collapse in housing affordability which has disproportionately impacted younger Australians. The reforms are about rebalancing a tax system that favours assets over workers as well as concessions that have fundamentally ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... While the changes are not comprehensive tax reform, Waterhouse said they are "a significant tax package affecting how Australians invest, hold assets, rebalance portfolios, manage small business structures and plan for retirement." "Much of the public ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... business investment, creating jobs, lifting living standards and driving stronger economic growth. "At a time when Australians continue to face cost-of-living pressures, lifting productivity is essential to sustainably growing wages and improving living ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... to the start date to retain the 50% discount." The government said the reforms are expected to help around 75,000 Australians enter the housing market over the next decade, while also redirecting investment toward new housing supply rather than established ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... executive Misha Schubert said. "It's also crucial that the government fast-track long-promised reforms to help Australians to get more safe guidance and advice from their own super fund - those tools are crucial to keep consumers safe from predatory ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... reforms will make the tax system fairer and more sustainable, and help fund tax cuts as well as the essential services Australians rely on," he added. In the lead up to Budget night, Chalmers sold reforms to discretionary trusts, along with capital gains ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... government] is taking decisive action in the Budget to boost housing supply, make our tax system fairer to help more Australians into homeownership and build on our work over the last four years to build more houses," Chalmers said. The government is ...

Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... governance and quality arrangements, sector viability and workforce support to provide better aged care for older Australians. "These changes build on the government's aged care reforms that have codified the rights of older Australians in law and established ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said this is a win for 19 million Australians with a super account, who value stability in super's tax settings. "Super offers every Australian a deal: if you ...

ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG) for the ASX has met for the third time, providing an update on the revision of the ASX's corporate governance principles, which were last updated in 2019. The AGCG said its priority was to complete the ...