Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s budget on Tuesday night stirred up a swathe of responses, including big support from sustainability people in the built environment and first home buyers, a mixed response from energy players and, predictably, dismay from property investors.
Most notable and perhaps controversial was the reduction of the capital gains ...
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The federal government’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions represent one of the most ambitious – and politically contentious – shifts in Australian housing tax settings in decades.
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Most conversations about inflation focus on what it costs you today. The grocery bill. The mortgage repayment. The electricity bill that arrived higher than expected. These are real and they matter. But there is a second effect of sustained inflation that gets far less attention, and it is the one that will follow Australians into retirement long after ...
The debate over artificial intelligence has taken a sharp turn. Initial exuberance over AI’s transformative potential sparked investor fears of an AI bubble. But that concern has now been overshadowed by anxiety that the AI juggernaut will steamroll large segments of the global economy.
The evolving narrative has driven starkly divergent outcomes for ...
Michael Pascoe thought no budget had had a bigger build up than this one. As it turns out … In summary, this Chalmers budget is wildly optimistic on housing investment, kind to small business, incrementally better on productivity issues, gives the Opposition not much to rage about, picks the low-hanging
By their very definition, private market assets are not as easy to understand as publicly listed securities and investments. Private entities are not subject to the same requirements when it comes to making information about their operations public, and those investors that are able to conduct appropriate due diligence are usually institutions.
Aside ...
The last time global real estate investment trusts (GREITs) lagged global equities by as much as they do now, Australia was over-excited about One.Tel and living rooms crackled to the sound of dial-up internet.
The dotcom bubble had left REITs for dead. Then the bubble burst and REITs did what neglected asset classes tend to do when normality returns; ...
In 2015, Tai Lopez started running his now famous “Here in my garage” ad on YouTube as a way to promote his 67 Steps self-help course. The ad featured Lopez standing in front of a brand-new Lamborghini before panning over to seven bookshelves he had installed to fit 2,000 books he had recently purchased.
Following the release of the ad, Lopez became an ...
Stock volatility is at unprecedented levels. Whether it is Cochlear’s April trading update, the 2026 Hormuz crisis, Liberation Day in 2025, or a company reporting season, the swings are sharper and less anchored to fundamentals than at any previous point in market history. The market structure has permanently changed in how equity prices are set, and ...
It is easy to think about the merits of any asset class as based entirely on its financial return prospects, but what if an asset provides a different benefit – what if it makes us feel good? Are we then happy to accept a lower financial return? A forthcoming paper by Elroy Dimson, Kuntara Pukthuanthong and Blair Vorsatz seeks to answer this question ...
Hailed as the biggest reform since the GST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises cheaper houses through first home buyer support, negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax changes. Harry Chemay reports from Canberra. The Labor Government just delivered its 2026-27 Budget, its fifth since being re-elected in 2022. It has a strong
Jesse Clarke is a building physicist. At our Passive House debate on 26 May, he’ll have a lot to say about the science and the evidence of how to build the best buildings.
To understand Passive House, he says you need to know a bit about its history and about how building codes have developed in Australia.
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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s budget on Tuesday night stirred up a swathe of responses, including big support from sustainability people in the built environment and first home buyers, a mixed response from energy players and, predictably, dismay from property investors.
Most notable and perhaps controversial was the reduction of the capital gains ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
The federal government’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions represent one of the most ambitious – and politically contentious – shifts in Australian housing tax settings in decades.
Sign up for our free ...
Most conversations about inflation focus on what it costs you today. The grocery bill. The mortgage repayment. The electricity bill that arrived higher than expected. These are real and they matter. But there is a second effect of sustained inflation that gets far less attention, and it is the one that will follow Australians into retirement long after ...
The debate over artificial intelligence has taken a sharp turn. Initial exuberance over AI’s transformative potential sparked investor fears of an AI bubble. But that concern has now been overshadowed by anxiety that the AI juggernaut will steamroll large segments of the global economy.
The evolving narrative has driven starkly divergent outcomes for ...
Michael Pascoe thought no budget had had a bigger build up than this one. As it turns out … In summary, this Chalmers budget is wildly optimistic on housing investment, kind to small business, incrementally better on productivity issues, gives the Opposition not much to rage about, picks the low-hanging
By their very definition, private market assets are not as easy to understand as publicly listed securities and investments. Private entities are not subject to the same requirements when it comes to making information about their operations public, and those investors that are able to conduct appropriate due diligence are usually institutions.
Aside ...
The last time global real estate investment trusts (GREITs) lagged global equities by as much as they do now, Australia was over-excited about One.Tel and living rooms crackled to the sound of dial-up internet.
The dotcom bubble had left REITs for dead. Then the bubble burst and REITs did what neglected asset classes tend to do when normality returns; ...
In 2015, Tai Lopez started running his now famous “Here in my garage” ad on YouTube as a way to promote his 67 Steps self-help course. The ad featured Lopez standing in front of a brand-new Lamborghini before panning over to seven bookshelves he had installed to fit 2,000 books he had recently purchased.
Following the release of the ad, Lopez became an ...
Stock volatility is at unprecedented levels. Whether it is Cochlear’s April trading update, the 2026 Hormuz crisis, Liberation Day in 2025, or a company reporting season, the swings are sharper and less anchored to fundamentals than at any previous point in market history. The market structure has permanently changed in how equity prices are set, and ...
It is easy to think about the merits of any asset class as based entirely on its financial return prospects, but what if an asset provides a different benefit – what if it makes us feel good? Are we then happy to accept a lower financial return? A forthcoming paper by Elroy Dimson, Kuntara Pukthuanthong and Blair Vorsatz seeks to answer this question ...
Hailed as the biggest reform since the GST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises cheaper houses through first home buyer support, negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax changes. Harry Chemay reports from Canberra. The Labor Government just delivered its 2026-27 Budget, its fifth since being re-elected in 2022. It has a strong
Jesse Clarke is a building physicist. At our Passive House debate on 26 May, he’ll have a lot to say about the science and the evidence of how to build the best buildings.
To understand Passive House, he says you need to know a bit about its history and about how building codes have developed in Australia.
Sign up for our free ...