Tax reform
Opinion
Stamp duty
Stamp tax debate: Victoria faces a great property tax opportunity
With just over five months until Victorians go to the polls, now is the time for our major parties to leverage the momentum for real tax reform.
- by Danni Hunter
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Will Victoria follow NSW’s lead and get rid of stamp duty?
Victoria’s housing and building sector is backing a radical overhaul of the state’s property tax regime but Daniel Andrews is tight-lipped about whether he will follow NSW’s lead.
- by Josh Gordon
Stamp duty move puts pressure on other states
Economists welcomed NSW’s plan to phase out stamp duty, but warned the slated plan to exclude higher value properties is flawed and will create problems down the track.
- by Rachel Clun
Perrottet says NSW stamp duty overhaul dependent on federal support
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has conceded his radical plan to overhaul stamp duty and introduce a broad-based land charge is reliant on federal government assistance.
- by Tom Rabe
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NSW budget
NSW to phase out stamp duty, introduce land tax
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-held goal to overhaul stamp duty will be a key part of this month’s budget.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Australian economy
Tax reform would be legacy for the PM, but would come at a cost
Anthony Albanese won office by making himself a small target. If he follows the advice of the Treasury secretary, the government will soon become a big target.
- by Michelle Grattan
Opinion
Stamp duty
An offer from Perrottet the federal Treasurer can’t refuse - if he wants to make us all richer
The NSW premier’s offer to overhaul property tax is a rare opportunity for major reform, and one that Jim Chalmers should grasp while it lasts.
- by Brendan Coates
From the Archives, 1942: ‘Revolutionary’ wartime tax reform
80 years ago, the Curtin government used wartime powers to enact ‘far-reaching, even revolutionary’ uniform taxation reforms, despite vehement opposition from the states.
- by Staff Writers
NSW takes extra $5b from property price explosion amid pandemic
Rising house prices fuel surge in stamp duty revenue, but economists call for the tax on property transactions to be abolished.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Editorial
Seize this moment for more federal-state co-operation on reform
The new federal government has the chance to shift the dynamics of the federation and promote greater co-operation.
- by The Herald's View
Exclusive
Australia votes
The Spender agenda: Tax reform, more migrants and a brake on spending
The new independent MP for Wentworth says Liberals should not assume Scott Morrison was the root of their woes in teal seats.
- by Michael Koziol