Australian Parliament
Coverage of Australian Parliament in the Nexus archive.
- MPs urged to ignore fearmongering and pass Labor’s ‘long overdue’ negative gearing and CGT changes
Australia's housing and community groups are urging Parliament to quickly pass Labor's proposed negative gearing and capital gains tax reforms. The government plans to introduce the legislation in the coming parliamentary sitting with support from the Greens, with advocates arguing the changes would improve fairness for renters and young homebuyers.
- Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds
A scathing audit report found nearly 80% of freedom of information requests to Anthony Albanese's department were rejected, creating a culture of resistance and delay in the Australian parliament. The report also found that more than 60% of requests had longer response times than the mandated 30-day deadline. This affects the Treasury and infrastructure departments as well.
- Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
The Australian budget introduces tax reforms that will make the system fairer, but younger Australians may not have the same advantages as their parents. The reforms aim to change the tax on profits from investments held for more than a year. This change is considered ambitious and significant since the turn of the century.
- Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asks politicians not to leverage child’s death: ‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’
The mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asked politicians not to use her daughter's death for political gain. A condolence motion was introduced in parliament to honour the five-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs. The mother's statement was read out by Minister Malarndirri McCarthy.