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One imagined that the national cabinet on family violence would have wanted to demonstrate it meant business. Nothing could be further from those ambitions.
Yet another miserable mark for mismanagement by former multi-minister Scott Morrison, approving the upgrade of the Australian War Memorial before an expensive business case was available
According to economist Ken Henry, deductions in the rental property sector now exceed income, making it not a net taxpayer. And in any case, a tax should be based on equity and unless you’re talking through your pocket, everyone knows that negative gearing is a rort, one that seriously and unfairly impacts young people.