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Grattan on Friday: We need more tax revenue, but don't ask the major parties how we'll get it

Teal candidates again fell short in the NSW election. Only one who was so labelled was successful, and she rejects the terminology. This followed the Victorian state election in which no teal won.

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Tax experts to gather for independent summit

Tax experts to gather for independent summit

Independent federal MP Allegra Spender is bringing together some of Australia's top tax experts for a summit to kickstart a national debate on tax reform.

Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need 'big bang' tax reform rather than incremental change

Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need 'big bang' tax reform rather than incremental change

Former treasury secretary Ken Henry has declared the Australian taxation system is in “a parlous state” and called for “big bang” tax reform.

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Working Australians pay tax in real-time – now the richest Australians making capital gains should too

In drawing up his plans to more effectively tax large superannuation accounts, Treasurer Jim Chalmers might have stumbled upon a really good idea.

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NSW won't scrap stamp duty: premier

Dominic Perrottet has long wished to rid NSW of stamp duty in favour of a land tax, but has reportedly conceded reform will need to include both.

Traded biodiversity 'credits' are key to Labor's environmental plans, but critics are not convinced

A market where koala credits are traded is now central to the federal Labor government's plan for halting Australia's extinction crisis, but critics are not convinced that demand is strong enough to make a serious impact on the environment.

Economics has helped to destroy the environment. Can it be used to save it?

If we can't value the environment, human activity on earth is "going to come crashing down". Luckily, we can, according to former Treasury boss Ken Henry.

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Can we avoid a recession? What we can learn from the Kiwis

Can we avoid a recession? What we can learn from the Kiwis

New Zealand property prices have fallen every month this year following a series of punishing interest rate hikes that began last October. So far, the hikes have yet to dent inflation.

Gas export tax would help to fix Australia's energy crisis, says Dr Ken Henry

Gas export tax would help to fix Australia's energy crisis, says Dr Ken Henry

Australia has blown its chance to use its vast gas fields to help the economy transition to renewable energy, says former Treasury secretary Ken Henry.

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