Labor reaches deal with the Greens to pass changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms
Minor party says it has also negotiated an extension to the inquiry into controversial changes to the NDISFollow our Australia news live blog for late...
Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small businesses after budget backlash
Start-ups and testamentary trusts to receive carve-outs after criticism of Labor’s CGT changesAll of Australia’s 2.7m small businesses will receive “g...
Nigerian man unable to claim Italian lottery win gains residency permit
Former street seller celebrates newfound rights after debacle in claiming €500,000 scratchcard prize while undocumentedA Nigerian man who won €500,000...
After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math
Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, howe...
In Striking Israel, Iran Aims to Protect Its Regional Gains
For Tehran, retaliating for strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon shows that it will stand by its regional allies and block attempts to shift the regio...
Paul Keating urges Labor to stick with capital gains tax overhaul and avoid exemptions that would hurt economy
Exclusive: former PM says the changes to tax rates are ‘so marginal that no entrepreneurial initiative is likely to be thwarted’Paul Keating has urged...
Far-right Elam party inspired by Golden Dawn makes big gains in Cyprus elections
Vociferously anti-Turkish party doubles its number of seats although mainstream parties didn’t see vote crumble as predictedAn anti-immigrant far-righ...
Anthony Albanese visibly emotional after defending Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing changes
Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget A visibly emotional Anthony Al...
Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch
MP says current system is unfair and his idea would result in a ‘wealth tax that works’UK politics live – latest updatesFormer health secretary Wes St...
Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, Australian experts warn
Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, coalition says, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secretGet our breaking news email, ...
China gains major edge on U.S. amid Iran war, intelligence report finds
A confidential assessment, circulating as President Donald Trump begins his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, shows shifts in several key areas of c...
Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains
Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some states are finally turnin...
Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget reforms
Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investorsTh...
Capital gains tax and negative gearing benefit the 1% and this chart shows it
More than half of the benefit of the CGT concession went to the top 1% of income earners, the most recent data showsWant to get more charts in your in...
Budget 2026 Australia: Jim Chalmers announces capital gains tax and negative gearing reform for housing
Labor’s ambitious and politically risky tax reform aims to help first home buyers and foster intergenerational fairnessFederal budget 2026 LIVE update...
Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains
Members of minority communities in Birmingham and elsewhere fear results could lead to rise in hostile rhetoricConceding defeat at the election count ...
Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains
Party has success in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peakedElections 2026 – live updatesFull res...
Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast
It has been a crushing set of local and devolved elections for Labour, with Reform UK making huge gains across the country and the Greens winning in L...
Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains
Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch a...
Limiting capital gains tax changes to new investments would ‘severely delay’ budget reforms, Deloitte says
Treasurer Jim Chalmers had indicated ‘transitional’ proposed changes as Labor attempts to repair a ‘structurally flawed’ budgetFollow our Australia ne...
