Draft changes to the federal government’s tax overhaul have outlined protections for widows, trusts, and new housing. The Albanese government has released Tranche 2 exposure draft legislation for consultation, spelling out how its capital gains tax...
The Assistant Treasurer has backed the role mortgage brokers play in driving competition, describing the growth of the channel as a “very positive trend”. Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Dr Daniel Mulino MP has thrown the...
Federal government tax reforms have overtaken interest rates as the single biggest downward pressure on Australian property prices, new industry research from the Australian Property Institute (API) has revealed. According to the API’s Q3 2026...
New SMSF applications will be accepted at the non-major bank after the lender U-turned on its decision to cease writing new SMSF residential loans. AMP Bank has written to brokers to outline that, following broker feedback, it has reopened self-managed...
Australians Tax Offset and the standard $1,000 tax deduction option. Get the full analysis here. 12 May Government to reform housing tax The federal government has confirmed it will overhaul the tax system and bring in more initiatives to shake up the...
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 26 June. Government agrees to ban future LRBAs for resi The government has agreed to prohibit new SMSF residential borrowing after...
The housing tax reforms on negative gearing and capital gains tax have officially passed both houses of Parliament. On Thursday (25 June), the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 officially passed both houses of Parliament. The Greens...
The NSW and Queensland 2026–27 state budgets have unveiled new housing measures, including tax breaks, guarantees, and infrastructure spending. The NSW and Queensland governments have detailed their 2026–27 housing packages, rolling out a mix of...
The government has agreed to prohibit new SMSF residential borrowing after striking a deal with the Greens to pass its tax overhaul. The Albanese government has clinched a deal with the Greens to ban new limited recourse borrowing arrangements for...
The finance peak body has warned that undefined rules and missing elements leave lenders flying blind on investor lending risks. The Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) has told a Senate inquiry that the federal government’s capital gains...
The MFAA has said it supports the reforms’ goals but warned that the CGT changes could hurt deposit savers and small brokerages. The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has urged the federal government to rethink parts of its capital...
An inquiry has exposed growing housing hardship as the federal government’s contentious tax shake‑up reaches a pivotal upper‑house test. A Greens‑initiated inquiry into intergenerational housing inequality has heard bleak evidence on rents, prices, and...
The federal government’s tax overhaul will head to a Senate probe as Treasury modelling reveals who benefited most from the regime. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has tabled Labor’s capital gains and negative gearing overhaul to the lower house, with the bill...
Military personnel may be paying up to $130,000 more on their mortgage because of an uncompetitive federal scheme, a broker has warned, urging government to overhaul the system. The government is being urged to overhaul the federal scheme that provides...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed when his housing‑focused tax overhaul will hit Parliament while signalling that carve‑outs could stretch beyond tech start‑ups. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said the first bill to implement Labor’s...
The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 22 May. To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter most to you, but we also...
it to include stories from our sister brands that also have an impact on the Australian property landscape. Government to reform housing tax The federal government has confirmed it will overhaul the tax system and bring in more initiatives to shake up...
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