Government out of touch on housing policies ahead of budget: poll
Australians are in favour of housing affordability changes that the government still doesn't support, an ANU poll shows.
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Expert panel: ATO data shows inequality is in everything from super to the property market
Data for 2014-15 from the Australian Taxation Office shows inequality is growing in a number of areas.
What housing issues should the budget tackle? This is what our experts say
Housing experts writing for The Conversation largely agree on the government policies that are causing negative distortions in the market and the wider economy. And supply is not the key concern.
Morrison rejects pressure for negative gearing to be examined
Scott Morrison will renew his warnings against tampering with negative gearing, in a speech on Monday.
Vital Signs: regulators fiddle while house prices sizzle
Negative gearing plus inadequate supply plus low wage growth equals financial distress.
If you’re serious about affordable Sydney housing, Premier, here’s a must-do list
The new NSW premier is right to identify housing affordability as a priority for the people and economy of Sydney. It's not just housing supply that's the problem – action is needed on many fronts.
Rental housing policies trap children in poverty, so how low will we go?
Many children are living in low-income families that struggle to pay the rent to keep a roof over their heads. Unaffordable housing is fuelling childhood poverty, so where is the policy response?
Can the private rental sector provide a secure, affordable housing solution?
The need for new housing solutions for these low-income groups is clearly a pressing requirement.
Scott Morrison has correctly diagnosed the problem, but needs to be flexible about solutions
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison’s diagnosis of the risks and challenges confronting the Australian economy is hard to fault. But tackling those problems will require flexibility from the government.
The curious incentives and consequences of negative gearing
What are the consequences of negative gearing policy? We've created a board game to model how negative gearing affects housing distribution, based on modelling from Dr Stephen Woodcock.
A realistic strategy for federal budget repair
Hoping for the best is not a budget management strategy: but Australia can set realistic goals.
Time to tighten the reins on politicians and their ‘truths’
'Mediscare', Brexit and the negative-gearing campaign have all demonstrated that it is time for tighter regulation on truth in political advertising.
Why rents will rise under Labor’s negative gearing proposal
The Henry Review argued changes to negative gearing would need to be offset by increasing housing supply, but this aspect is missing from the Labor proposal.
A focus on economics (the dismal science) has produced a dismal election debate
For an election that is supposed to be based on who will manage the economy better, the debate has been disappointing.
Election FactCheck Q&A: does the government spend more on negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts than on child care or higher education?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that Australia spends more at a Commonwealth level on negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts than it does on child care or higher education. Is he right?
State of the states: how local politics in the Northern Territory could muddy the federal vote
Territorians will go to the polls for the next Northern Territory election only eight weeks after the July 2 election – blurring the lines between local controversies and how people vote federally.
Our cities will stop working without a decent national housing policy
A decent national housing policy is not just about the million or so Australians who are in housing need, marginal housing or homeless. In reality, all the housing sectors are connected.
Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency
The only problem with an appeal to fairness is there is no single understanding of what the word means.
Might Labor’s negative-gearing policy yet save the housing market?
We are hearing dire warnings from property interests fighting against changes to negative gearing. But what if Labor's proposed changes actually support demand for the flood of new properties?
Cutting through political spin requires a new approach to financial literacy
Financial literacy is not just about knowledge, so it would help if we taught it using day-to-day issues.
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