Capital gains discount and negative gearing turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices, analysis finds Exclusive: Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds

#Capital_gains_discount and #negative_gearing turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices, analysis finds

Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling #Australia’ s #housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds

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Liberals should become ‘party for first home buyers’ and cap negative gearing, former MP says Keith Wolahan says Liberal party is failing to ‘meet the needs of today’s Australia’ and must change to appeal to younger voters

Australian Liberals should become ‘party for first home buyers’ and cap #negative_gearing, former MP says

Keith Wolahan says #Liberal_party is failing to ‘meet the needs of today’s #Australia’ and must change to appeal to younger voters #Auspol

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Negative gearing on short-stay rentals costs Australia up to $556m a year, report estimates Almost 170,000 homes are estimated to be operating as short-stay accommodation, which can still claim tax breaks

#Negative_gearing on short-stay rentals costs #Australia up to $556m a year, report estimates

Almost 170,000 #homes are estimated to be operating as short-stay accommodation, which can still claim tax breaks

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Negative gearing reform is back, but young voters now hold the power Voters younger than their mid-40s are consistently telling pollsters they believe the system is stacked against them. They have made it crystal clear they are hungry for change.

#Negative_gearing reform is back on the agenda, but #young_voters now hold the power

Voters younger than their mid-40s are consistently telling pollsters they believe the system is stacked against them. They have made it crystal clear they are hungry for change

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Union boss calls for one property limit on negative gearing tax breaks ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says it's time to "bite the bullet" and reform negative gearing and the capital gains tax to make it easier for young people to enter the housing market.

#ACTU Secretary Sally McManus calls for one property limit on #negative_gearing tax breaks

#Sally_McManus told ABC's Insiders it was time to "bite the bullet".

"Otherwise, we're just saying 'too bad young people, you're not going to be able to ever own a home’”

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Alan Kohler in a bubble bath will help explain Australia's housing crisis Comedian Mark Humphries is used to using humour to tackle real issues of injustice. His latest comedic documentary takes aim at Australia's housing crisis.

Comedian Mark Humphries tackles #housing crisis in documentary Sold! Who Broke the #Australian Dream?

Former prime minister John Howard heavily discounted capital gains tax and ramped up #negative_gearing, with #house_prices spiralling ever upwards since

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Capital gains for the rich and persistent gender pay gaps: what we can learn from the ATO’s annual tax statistics | Greg Jericho Data shows negative gearing remains the favourite of high-income earners, while most Australians’ super balances fall short of what is needed for a ‘comfortable retirement’

#Capital_gains for the rich

Data shows #negative_gearing remains the favourite of high-income earners, while most #Australians’ super balances fall short of what is needed for a ‘comfortable retirement’

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Voters unhappy negative gearing, stamp duty not on horizon this election Voters tell ABC's Your Say campaign they are struggling more than ever with housing costs.

Voters unhappy #negative_gearing, stamp duty not on horizon this #election

#Australians tell ABC's Your Say they are struggling more than ever with #housing costs

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