One of the biggest myths perpetrated by conservatives is that Australia is a high-taxing nation, and that Australian workers are taxed more than other nations. The 2026 OECD Taxing Wages Report reveals that this is simply not true. Rather, the problem is that the government raises too little in other taxes.
Changes to land taxes in Victoria pushed landlords out of the market — but didn’t reduce housing supply or drive up rents, showing that scrapping the CGT discount could improve affordability nationwide.
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Gas companies argue that a 25% gas export tax would threaten Japan’s energy supply - this is nonsense.
The Coalition’s solution to the energy crisis is to double down on fossil fuels. But is this a real solution, or are they merely adding more fodder to the culture wars? Well, you guessed it, "drill, baby, drill" doesn't work in reality.
There are persistent rumours that the Federal Government will be making changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and possibly negative gearing – perhaps as soon as the next budget. This is great news for everyone who wants to see housing become more affordable.
For decades, Australia has tolerated a rapidly growing gas industry that pays little tax and royalties, employs few people, pushes up gas and electricity prices for Australian families and businesses, and worsens the climate crisis. But it didn’t have to be this way, other countries show another path was and is possible.
The unemployment rate remained steady in March at 4.3%, as the impact of both the Iran War and interest rate rises have yet to register in official figures. Economic data is mostly looking at things that happened in the past, but in times when shocks have occurred (such as the Iran War), data can seem even more out of date than usual.
In March, the Albanese Government pulled their “friendless” crackdown on freedom of information (FOI) rights. While it is comforting that things will not get even worse, change is needed to address the culture of secrecy and denial that successive governments have allowed to fester in the public service.
While the PRRT has collected a fraction of the revenues from oil and gas company profits over the past 10 years, Australians have been contributing more to the government’s coffers in HECS repayments, beer, tobacco and spirits excises, and the Major Bank Levy. Even foreigners have been contributing more in visa application fees.
Australians are naturally suspicious of corporate donations, especially when they come from vested interests with everything to gain from influencing government decision-making. But are these donations large enough to explain why politicians act the way they do? The reality is that political donations from harmful industries are small relative to the payments parties receive from you, the voter.
