
Treasurer says property tax shake-up is the ‘right decision’
From The Front by The Australian
May 4, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
The episode discusses potential changes to property tax concessions and their implications, alongside updates on Australia-Japan relations and the Royal Commission into Antisemitism.
Labor will break an election promise if it follows through on changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions in next week’s federal budget. Plus, the PM says Australia and Japan are ‘closer than ever’ and public hearings in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion get underway. Read more: Jim Chalmers says winding back property tax concessions is the ‘right decision’ Commentary by Nick Cater: He helped create the problem, now Jim wants you to pay PM tells Japanese counterpart 'alliance never stronger' Takaichi says joint alliance with the US 'indispensable' Commissioner Bell says hearings will examine 'sharp spike' in antisemitism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- property tax
- negative gearing
- capital gains tax
- Australia-Japan relations
- antisemitism
- federal budget
Keywords
- property tax
- negative gearing
- capital gains tax
- federal budget
- antisemitism
- Australia
- Japan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Australia, Japan, Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, US
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