Why the wealthiest don’t need another tax cut
From Dollars & Sense by The Australia Institute
February 26, 2026 · 31 min · Season 4 · Episode 109
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of tax cuts for the wealthiest Australians and critiques the push for lower taxes on high earners.
Australia is a low taxing nation, but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson still seems to want the highest earners to pay less.
People in this episode
Host: The Australia Institute
Topics covered
- taxation
- wealth inequality
- economic policy
- Australia
- government finance
Keywords
- tax cuts
- wealthiest Australians
- Shadow Treasurer
- economic policy
- Australia
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