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Denied Chinese rare earth bid 'helps mitigate risk'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected a Chinese investment fund's bid to increase its stake in a rare earth company on national security grounds.

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Albanese rejects changes to capital gains tax on the family home, ‘full stop, exclamation mark’

Prime minister says it’s a bad idea to change the capital gains tax concessions on family homes

The Guardian - AU

Australian government seeks advice on TikTok

Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is facing bans across a number of foreign governments, as Australia seeks advice on security risks.

The New Daily

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Coalition vows to repeal super tax changes if elected

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to repeal changes to superannuation tax concessions if the Coalition wins the next federal election.

The New Daily

Superannuation taxation increase to accounts over $3m not a broken promise, prime minister says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has not broken an election promise not to make any changes to superannuation, saying the change for the largest super accounts will take effect after the next federal election.

ABC News

Federal government blocks Yuxiao Fund's bid to increase its stake in Northern Minerals

Treasurer Jim Chalmers blocks Yuxiao Fund's application to the Foreign Investment Review Board to increase its stake in Northern Minerals Limited from just under 10 per cent to nearly 20 per cent.

ABC News

Super reforms a ‘good start’ but Labor under pressure on stage-three cuts and parental leave

Crossbenchers welcome changes but some say government should revisit other tax concessions that have become ‘taboo’

The Guardian - AU

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What a cap on superannuation tax concessions means for you

Changes to superannuation will crackdown on tax breaks for the wealthy, alongside a new purpose for the system.

The New Daily

Time to get real about funding government services, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says

"Every dollar that's spent on a tax break for people with tens of millions of dollars in super is a borrowed dollar ..." Chalmers said.

The New Daily

Labor could have unleashed a fiscal chainsaw massacre – instead it opted for a cautious hop on superannuation

The Albanese government has climbed on to the starter’s block for budget repair with its move on super tax breaks

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle's historic Greater, Perm banking merger begins today

The merged entity's priorities will be "retaining and growing our customers".

Newcastle Herald

Tax-free super for the super rich is a bad deal for the rest of us – and Morrison said it first

You’d be forgiven for thinking Treasurer Jim Chalmers had done something dramatic.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: tax hike on $3m super balances; robodebt inquiry ‘double down’ claim; and a Test cricket classic

Balances of more than $3m will be taxed at 30%, up from current concessional rate of 15%

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26

The tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above $3 million will double to 30% from 2025-26.

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The New Daily

Tax concessions for super rich to be reduced

Generous tax concessions on superannuation will be reduced, returning $2 billion a year to the budget, the government has announced.

Newcastle Herald

Super tax hikes confirmed by Labor: What it means for you

The changes will apply to around 80,000 people

ABC News

Treasurer Jim Chalmers caps super tax breaks for accounts with more than $3 million

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will double the tax rates paid by Australians with superannuation account balances worth more than $3 million, in a move he says is about budget sustainability and equity.

The Guardian - AU

Almost 40% of superannuation tax concessions flow to top 10% of earners, tax statement shows

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says analysis will ‘help increase public awareness and inform debate about the fairness and efficiency of the tax system’

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AAP

Bigger superannuation balances to face higher taxes

Australians with superannuation balances above $3 million will attract less generous tax breaks under changes due to come into force in 2025.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Government needs to play the politics of broken promises carefully

The worst thing a government can do, according to opposition politicians and some of the commentariat, is to break election promises.

The Canberra Times

'Raise the rate': Call for urgent lift in welfare payments

'Poverty is a political choice, don't make it yours,' advocate told senators.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MPs break ranks to back Jim Chalmers’ discussion on superannuation reform

Angus Taylor says Coalition will fight any changes but Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says we should not ‘shy away from having a conversation’

The New Daily

Liberal Senator’s about-face on super as explosion in tax dodging revealed

Political stoush over super tax turns nasty as latest figures show use of retirement funds by wealthy investors dodging tax has exploded.

ABC News

Labor defends potential superannuation changes that Coalition says would break election commitments

A bitter war of words is continuing between the federal government and the opposition as Labor continues to float winding back tax breaks on the nation's highest superannuation balances.

AAP

Treasurer says super caps a 'tweak', not major reform

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the fundamentals of super will remain untouched and his floated changes to tax breaks on large balances are not controversial.

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