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MPs urged to ignore fearmongering and pass Labor’s ‘long overdue’ negative gearing and CGT changes

Labor as ways to rebalance the housing market toward first home buyers [instead of property investors](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/13/australia-federal-budget-2026-tax-capital-gains-negative-gearing-housing-one-big-chart). Maiy Azize, of housing advocacy group Everybody’s Home, said there was “no excuse for landlords

Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help?

impact reaching further up the class ladder. Demographics have also shifted, with disenfranchised millennial and zillennials making up a greater share of the voter base, and many of their parents seeing the crisis touch their

Changing tax rules for investors won’t shrink housing supply or raise rents. Just look at Victoria

impacts on supply are largely moot. If anything, investors may be more enthused to support new builds than they were previously. Labor’s anticipated changes are not a panacea, and more supply is critical, however

Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians

Labor actually made it harder for younger Australians to get ahead? For some, the answer is probably yes. But it’s a relatively small group. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that since