Allegra Spender

Two Coalition MPs have crossed the floor after a deal between the major parties to pass Labor’s new restrictions on betting advertising and inducements, which the MPs say are too “weak” and place “too much faith in the hands of the gambling companies”

NSW Premier Chris Minns has demanded urgent action from the federal government to prevent working families from getting stung by bracket creep, as he refused to support controversial tax changes for small businesses

Guardian Australia first reported on the AI-generated photos of Albanese being mockingly posted by tech startups and business owners, in protest of the proposed CGT changes

A social media campaign has depicted an AI-generated Anthony Albanese joining a range of different businesses as co-founder, riffing on the prospect of a maximum 47 per cent capital gains tax for some businesses announced in the budget

Independent MP Allegra Spender has outlined a plan to slash personal income tax rates, paid for by higher taxes on assets

A former Coalition staffer to Andrew Bragg, Mortlock has been outspoken in pushing the party to adopt a more progressive stance on the climate crisis, and called for gender quotas to increase female representation to 50% in the party

Senior Liberals are urging colleagues to vote against Labor’s fast-tracked legislation in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, despite opposition leader Sussan Ley calling for urgent legislative action for weeks