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Andrew Brown

'Need to do more': PM pleads case for budget tax change

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is defiant after being urged to hit pause on tax changes. (AAP PHOTOS)

First home buyer programs are not enough on their own to get more people purchasing their own property, the prime minister says, shrugging off calls to hit pause on contentious tax changes.

Federal parliament is continuing to debate looming tax changes that would limit negative gearing to new properties from July 2027, as well as axe a 50 per cent discount on capital gains tax to a rate tied to inflation.

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