Energy
Gas, taxes, and wishful thinking
Comparing Australia's gas tax to Norway's is a masterclass in false equivalence that ignores physical and economic reality.
Tax
Debt
The GST windfall that isn't
State Premiers are performing generosity with a GST windfall that doesn't exist, adding to debt and stoking inflation at the worst possible time.
Tax
The capital gains tax discount is a red herring
The CGT debate is a distraction from a much harder truth: Australia's tax and transfer system is no longer fit for an aging population.