Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only

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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?
Snippet: Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/14/has-labor-killed-rentvesting-housing-australia-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-reform
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
Snippet: Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/why-budget-rhetoric-wont-match-reality-for-many-younger-australians
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[2026-05-14 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: AI orders flow in at Germany's Siemens but profit slips
Snippet: FRANKFURT — Siemens reported Wednesday strong growth in orders from spending related to the artificial intelligence boom, even as Germany's biggest company reported a slight fall in second-quarter profit.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/news/world/ai-orders-flow-in-at-germanys-siemens-but-profit-slips/2343095
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[2026-05-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Maura Higgins wore this $11 color-changing lip gloss en route to Cannes
Snippet: Talk about a bombshell budget buy.
Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/13/style/maura-higgins-wears-11-loreal-plump-ambition-lip-oil-to-cannes/
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts profit drop amid AI drive
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit dropped by nearly a fifth during its most recent fiscal year, weighed by challenges in the domestic economy and an expensive push into artificial intelligence.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/news/world/chinese-tech-giant-alibaba-posts-profit-drop-amid-ai-drive/2343056
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[2026-05-13 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills
Snippet: King Charles III has set out the government's law-making plans in a speech to Parliament.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j2nr8kgk3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-05-13 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Princess Eugenie's charity faces further scrutiny from Charity Commission
Snippet: The Charity Commission has opened a case into Princess Eugenie's anti-slavery charity, Anti-Slavery Collective, over concerns relating to its spending.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l27dpeg1wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-05-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Budget fallout: Next tax war will be over rival income tax cuts
Snippet: Rival tax plans have drawn new battle lines ahead of the next election as the Coalition wages war on Labor’s property investor tax hikes and plots an automatic ongoing cut to income tax, rivalling Jim Chalmers’ plan to expand his new tax offset.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/budget-fallout-next-tax-war-will-be-over-rival-income-tax-cuts-20260513-p5zwfo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’
Snippet: Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/coalition-immigration-policy-housing-budget-reply-angus-taylor
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[2026-05-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Hochul’s funny money only enables Mamdani’s even-funnier ‘fiscal plan’ for NYC
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani boasted Tuesday that he plugged the city’s multibillion-dollar budget gap for the coming fiscal year — but it’s only “balanced” with gimmicks that guarantee oceans more red ink in the years ahead.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/opinion/hochuls-funny-money-only-enables-mamdanis-even-funnier-fiscal-plan-for-nyc/
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[2026-05-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Kill the sacred cow of investor tax breaks
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/kill-the-sacred-cow-of-investor-tax-breaks-20260513-p5zwgu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:58 UTC+10:00] [Competitiveness] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: EU Commission eyes regional dept. overhaul in spending reset
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission is considering a major restructuring of one of its oldest departments as President Ursula von der Leyen seeks more direct control over EU spending.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-regional-department-dg-regio-reset/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-05-13 19:31 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Lord mayor slams federal tax reforms, flags zoning changes to boost housing supply
Snippet: The federal government’s property tax reforms will disincentivise construction and hurt Brisbane renters, the lord mayor said as he announced new zoning changes were set to be considered as part of a supply-side fix to the housing crisis.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/lord-mayor-slams-federal-tax-reforms-flags-zoning-changes-to-boost-housing-supply-20260513-p5zwha.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:25 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Opinion divided on budget property tax reform
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/opinion-divided-on-budget-property-tax-reform-20260513-p5zwlm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: NSW premier says federal budget was ‘unfair’ towards state
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-premier-says-federal-budget-was-unfair-towards-state-20260513-p5zwli.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:17 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Workers set to benefit from federal budget
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/workers-set-to-benefit-from-federal-budget-20260513-p5zwlj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future
Snippet: May 13, 2026 — 7:15pm
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/a-budget-that-meets-the-moment-but-doesn-t-yet-prepare-for-the-future-20260513-p5zwaq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy
Snippet: Evan Duke, a 30-year-old bartender who lives in Raleigh, N.C., works at the Pearl & Peril, March 10, 2026, in the city’s Glenwood South bar district. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-north-carolina-senate-big-beautiful-bill-09c3d170f57f56c74a7e4e35d6cf2dee
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[2026-05-13 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: 2026 budget: A missed opportunity for First Nations people?
Snippet: Topic:Indigenous Australians
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/whats-in-the-2026-federal-budget-for-first-nations-people/106675724
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[2026-05-13 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Spooked investors could see house prices sink after big budget changes
Snippet: Investors are tipped to sink their cash into new apartments, townhouses and units under the Albanese government’s overhaul of property taxes, but spooked public sentiment could deliver a larger-than-expected hit to prices in the short term as people dump their holdings.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/spooked-investors-could-see-house-prices-sink-after-big-budget-changes-20260513-p5zwb4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Invictus Australia budget cut labelled potentially 'life-threatening'
Snippet: Veterans are concerned they will continue to struggle mentally without the assistance of Invictus Australia after the latest budget cut. (Supplied)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/veterans-warning-invictus-australia-budget-cut-life-threatening/106676148
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[2026-05-13 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Minns calls for tobacco excise overhaul after $62 billion hole emerges
Snippet: NSW Premier Chris Minns has called for an overhaul of tobacco excise and policing of illicit cigarettes after the federal budget revealed a $62 billion collapse in revenue from legal smokes in just five years.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/minns-calls-for-tobacco-excise-overhaul-after-62-billion-hole-emerges-20260513-p5zwbm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 17:27 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Up in smoke: budget loses $8b more to illicit tobacco
Snippet: May 13, 2026 17:27 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/up-in-smoke-budget-loses-8b-more-to-illicit-tobacco/
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[2026-05-13 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Labor upgrades migration numbers by 55,000 in federal budget
Snippet: International students are the most common temporary migrants arriving in Australia. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/one-million-more-migrants-expected-before-2030/106674228
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[2026-05-13 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Leaving Australia is about to get more expensive after budget change
Snippet: Among all the big-ticket changes touted in the federal budget, the government has raised a little-understood fee imposed on travellers leaving the country, making international departures even more expensive as the war in the Middle East pushes up airfares.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/leaving-australia-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-after-budget-change-20260513-p5zwam.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 16:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Treasurer says sticking with tax system would be ‘unacceptable’
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/treasurer-says-sticking-with-tax-system-would-be-unacceptable-20260513-p5zwk7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Your burning 2026 federal budget questions, answered – video
Snippet: How can Labor say changes to property taxes are a win for young people, when they also lock in boomers’ ability to negatively gear their investment properties? Why is the NDIS receiving such severe cuts? Guardian Australia’s business reporter Luca Ittimani answers these questions about the 2026 federal budget and more
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2026/may/13/australia-budget-2026-questions-answered-tax-changes-capital-gains-cgt-negative-gearing-explained
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[2026-05-13 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Whyalla steelworks remains 'fiscal risk' in budget as SA waits for freight bypass funding
Snippet: A view from near the blast furnace of the Whyalla steelworks in March 2025. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-federal-budget-reaction-whyalla/106675028
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[2026-05-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Labor faces parliament challenge to budget tax reform
Snippet: May 13, 2026 16:39 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/labor-faces-parliament-challenge-to-budget-tax-reform/
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[2026-05-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Title: OECD chief sees Japan's zero consumption tax plan as costly
Snippet: Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD, has expressed concern over the government's plan to temporarily lower the consumption tax on food items to zero, calling it not cost-effective.
Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/13/economy/oecd-chief-consumption-tax-cut/
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[2026-05-13 16:35 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Up, up and you pay: tourists to be slugged extra tax
Snippet: May 13, 2026 16:35 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/up-up-and-you-pay-tourists-to-be-slugged-extra-tax/
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[2026-05-13 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Forget the generation gap, this budget is about 'the one per cent' and the rest
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/labor-budget-pits-the-one-per-cent-against-the-rest/106675628
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[2026-05-13 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Money / Investing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: ‘The days of multiple properties is over’: How to invest after the budget
Snippet: Labor’s sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are set to increase investor appetite for shares that pay dividends, commercial property, and self-managed super funds as the tax landscape receives its first major shake-up in decades.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/the-days-of-multiple-properties-is-over-how-to-invest-after-the-budget-20260513-p5zwa9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lee condemns 'fake news' linked to policy chief's AI dividend remarks
Snippet: Controversy surrounding a proposal by President Lee Jae Myung's policy aide to distribute excess tax revenue from South Korea's technology sector is growing, with the president saying that the issue is being fanned by fake news.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10737188
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[2026-05-13 15:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Title: Why it could take years for first buyers to benefit from housing tax reforms
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-about-75000-aussies-to-see-19000-slashed-from-house-prices--but-not-for-years/d699ae2d-e746-4a9e-88f1-0cc0d5099118
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[2026-05-13 15:28 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Budget lacks energy for big renewable project reforms
Snippet: May 13, 2026 15:28 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-lacks-energy-for-big-renewable-project-reforms/
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[2026-05-13 15:26 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Green groups warn climate courage missing from budget
Snippet: May 13, 2026 15:26 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/green-groups-warn-climate-courage-missing-from-budget/
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[2026-05-13 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Albanese defends own use of housing tax breaks
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-defends-own-use-of-housing-tax-breaks-20260513-p5zwip.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: More tax changes will be heading our way, Treasurer confirms
Snippet: Australians should expect more significant tax changes in coming years, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/changes-needed/106674096
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[2026-05-13 14:02 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: A lot of panic for a sensible budget? | The West Report
Snippet: by Michael West | May 13, 2026 | The West Report
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/a-lot-of-panic-for-a-sensible-budget-the-west-report/
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[2026-05-13 13:53 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: Ist die Minderheitsregierung eine Option?
Snippet: Friedrich Merz erlebt seinen „Bärbel-Bas-Moment“. Nachdem die SPD-Vorsitzende bei den Arbeitgebern ausgelacht wurde, erntete der Kanzler nun beim DGB-Bundeskongress Buhrufe und Gelächter. Die Gräben in der schwarz-roten Koalition scheinen immer größer. Reform-Appelle verhallen im gegenseitigen Misstrauen. Gordon Repinski spielt zusammen mit Rasmus Buchsteiner das schwer Vorstellbare durch: Was passiert, wenn die Koalition zerbricht?
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/ist-die-minderheitsregierung-eine-option/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-05-13 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: 'Small comfort': Federal budget's $600m for Bondi terror attack response
Snippet: The federal budget includes more than $600 million to support Australia's Jewish community after the Bondi terror attack. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-response-to-jewish-community-post-bondi-attack/106673140
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[2026-05-13 13:21 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: A Zara dress, the Jim Reaper and a communist state: how Australia’s media interpreted the budget
Snippet: The Murdoch papers sharpened their sickles and hammered Jim Chalmers’ budget for ‘the most radical redistribution of wealth since the Whitlam era’
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/australia-federal-budget-2026-in-the-papers-coverage-response
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[2026-05-13 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: What's in the federal budget for older Australians?
Snippet: There are several parts of this budget that will have an impact on older Australians. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-budget-impact-on-older-australians/106671572
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[2026-05-13 12:36 UTC+10:00] [Liberal party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes
Snippet: Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/13/coalition-response-to-labor-federal-budget-reforms-negative-gearing-capital-gains-tax-cgt
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[2026-05-13 12:28 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: NZ to trim new spending and stick to surplus path
Snippet: May 13, 2026 12:28 | News
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/nz-to-trim-new-spending-and-stick-to-surplus-path/
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[2026-05-13 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry
Snippet: The treasurer has shown economic reforms should not be left to the too-hard basket, and instead be pursued with a sense of urgency
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/may/13/australia-budget-2026-jim-chalmers-economic-reforms-tax-changes-future-generations
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[2026-05-13 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon estimate
Snippet: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy, and operate over 20 years, a figure that dwarfs a $185 billion price tag offered by the program's Pentagon director.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895972
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[2026-05-13 10:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Finance guru Mark Bouris unpacks the federal budget
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/finance-guru-mark-bouris-unpacks-the-federal-budget-20260513-p5zwch.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-13 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Mamdani boasts of savings in $124.7B NYC budget plan — that’ll nickel-and-dime New Yorkers with hidden fee hikes
Snippet: Zo’s nickel and diming New Yorkers to save a buck.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/mamdani-boasts-of-savings-in-124-7b-nyc-budget-plan-but-its-filled-with-hidden-fee-hikes/
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