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Australia: Jim Chalmers announces capital gains tax and negative gearing reform for housing Jim Chalmers
Australia to become a country where aspiration is only for some”. The prime minister has faced sustained criticism [to the reforms](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/12/australia-federal-budget-2026-tax-reform-capital-gains-cgt-changes-negative-gearing-housing-first-time-home-buyers-investors-explained), which include limiting negative gearing
Australia. “While modest, reforms to capital gains tax and negative gearing are important steps towards
Australia’s peak community and housing groups have urged federal parliament to quickly pass Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, saying the reforms
negatively gear newly bought established properties beyond mid-next year. Auction clearance rates have dropped, [home prices in several of Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/01/australia-home-prices-fall-year-long-decline-value-prediction), and some analysts
negative gearing](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/12/australia-federal-budget-2026-tax-reform-capital-gains-cgt-changes-negative-gearing-housing-first-time-home-buyers-investors-explained) announced in Tuesday’s budget will make the method less attractive, according to Domain’s chief economist, Dr Nicola Powell. “It’s going to hurt … [and] their journey to actually
reform, announcing an end to negative gearing for new investment properties and scaling back the 50% capital gains tax discount. Investment properties bought after Tuesday night will no longer be able to be negatively geared
negative gearing and CGT changes were ultimately good and important changes, the government needed to do a better job of explaining and “selling” the reforms. Another Labor politician worried the government had failed to effectively
Australia’s capital cities had begun to fall and buyers were abandoning auctions, Chalmers on Monday said Labor’s proposed property tax reforms weren’t the only thing slowing the housing market. The Albanese government
negative gearing changes, NDIS reforms – hits every newspaper, website, social media feed and TV network for the next few days, has angered longtime advocates for change. Tuesday is 1,049 days since Murphy’s landmark
reforms to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts, have already been out for weeks. Saturday’s byelection has (as many have commented) created huge waves across Canberra, and there will be plenty of reaction
Australia news live: Julian Hill claims Labor has ‘won the debate’ on housing tax changes; homelessness soars in NSW From A Labor MP has declared victory in the debate over the government’s tax reforms
negative gearing and capital gains tax changes under a deal that will delay and tweak Labor’s planned overhaul of the national disability insurance scheme. The minor party announced its position on Tuesday morning, clearing
reform, scrapping lucrative tax breaks which it says will help tackle the intergenerational inequality which has come to define the market. Critics argue it could stifle the investment Australia needs to build more houses
negative gearing and the sweet tax deal from discretionary trusts. The next 1% of high earners over the two-plus decades received a much lower average benefit of $152,000. And by the time
negative gearing reforms will force investors out and let new homebuyers in. However, renters who aren’t able to buy a house are being left behind. The reforms are expected to nudge rents up almost
reforms to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts were in part designed to counter One Nation and the myriad frustrations driving voters to embrace rightwing populism. Labor and its trade union allies have also
reforms would not generate “a huge amount of revenue”. The treasurer is widely expected to modify the flat 50% tax discount on profits from the sale of assets held for more than one year, potentially
negative gearing, family trusts and capital gains tax through the Senate, but treasury spokesperson Nick McKim said his party were concerned about the government having sweeping discretionary powers to change tax rules. [Sign
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