Federal Budget
Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget
14 May
Skilled migrants already onshore are set to benefit from changes to how Australia processes arrivals from overseas, the federal budget reveals. Of the 185,000 places allocated for permanent migrants, more than 70 per cent of those will be skilled...[Read More]
Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked
14 May
Superannuation performance test changes are being flagged as a way to boost Australia’s lagging productivity rate, as the federal treasurer promises more budget savings. First signalled during Jim Chalmers’ economic reform roundtable in August,...[Read More]
‘These geniuses’: PM’s generational housing gamble
13 May
Anthony Albanese is playing “gutsy” politics with sweeping changes to tax concessions for landlords but risks offending established investors who may not have expected the overhaul, an expert in politics says. From July 2027, negative gearing...[Read More]