Get Invested: CGT, NG & OMG - The budget bomb property investors can’t ignore

About this episode

Bushy Martin discusses the potential impacts of the upcoming Federal Budget on property investors in Australia, focusing on tax changes and strategic investing.

FEDERAL BUDGET 2026 PREVIEW: What if the biggest threat to Australian property investors isn’t the market, but Canberra rewriting the rules? In this special Budget-week episode of the Get Invested podcast, Bushy Martin steps outside the normal Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock rollout to unpack the growing noise around potential Federal Budget changes to Capital Gains Tax, negative gearing, trusts and grandfathering, and what it could mean for investors, homeowners, renters and retirees alike. With the 12 May Federal Budget looming, Bushy breaks down the difference between political headlines and practical reality, explains why grandfathering may become the “nuclear issue” for existing investors, and why the real danger isn’t necessarily reform itself, but investors continuing to rely on outdated, lazy, tax-driven property strategies. This isn’t a technical tax lecture. It’s a calm and practical briefing designed to help Australians think strategically before the Budget lands. In this episode, Bushy explores: Why this Federal Budget could materially reshape the future of property investing The growing conversation around CGT, negative gearing, trusts…

People in this episode

Host: Bushy Martin

Topics covered

• Federal Budget
• Capital Gains Tax
• Negative Gearing
• Property Investing
• Grandfathering
• Tax Strategies

Keywords

• property investors
• Federal Budget 2026
• Capital Gains Tax
• negative gearing
• grandfathering
• tax-driven strategies
• borrowing power

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Places: Australia

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