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Popular but controversial tax break could be pared back within months

Jim Chalmers has effectively confirmed Treasury has looked into the impact of limiting one of Australia's most contentious tax breaks for property investors, as speculation continues to build about a significant overhaul of the tax system in this year's federal budget.Speaking to reporters today, the treasurer was a…

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The politics of no sympathy for ‘IS families’ | Back to Back Barries podcast

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the divisive political debate over the future of the 34 Australian women and children languishing in a Syrian detention camp. They also discuss why capital gains tax is becoming a real pressure point for Labor, Anthony Albanese’s careful words for One Nation voters and why there…

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SailGP considers air bags and Kevlar safety straps after serious accident in New Zealand

Sam Newton, grinder of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tom Slingsby, driver of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Jason Waterhouse, flight controller of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, Tash Bryant, strategist of BONDS Flying Roos, Glenn Ashby, wing trimmer of BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team, and Kinley Fowler, grinder of BO…

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