The CGT discount needs to be scrapped if Australia has any chance of addressing the housing crisis, the Greens say. Lines attributable to Senator Nick McKim, Greens Economic Justice Spokesperson: ...

Today, the Greens will introduce the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill as their first private senators bill of the 48th Parliament.

Analysis conducted by the Parliamentary Library shows that Labor’s much-touted 20% student-debt cut collapses to a mere 7.9% once indexation since their election in 2022 is accounted for.