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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the 2026 budget as a necessary move to rebalance taxes on income from work compared to earnings from assets.

David Speers is joined by Phil Coorey, Alan Kohler and Samantha Maiden to discuss the washup from the Budget and the Opposition's Reply including housing and tax reform, migration, aged care, the NDIS and gambling reforms.

Australians back housing tax reforms outlined in the Budget but according to a new poll, they doubt they'll work.

The Prime Minister has been forced to defend the government's changes to property and wealth taxes as new polling shows Australians feel unsure about the reforms.

Aspiration and fairness are at the centre of a new political fight in Australia after the audacious federal budget handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday.

Australians of all generations are undecided about whether Labor’s watershed changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will solve the housing crisis, benefit renters, or give first home buyers a leg up the property ladder.

Disturbing new data shows that Victoria is leading the nation in housing stress, with voters also reporting a widespread lack of faith in the Allan government's ability to make a difference.

A surprising demographic is leading support for an overhaul of negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount ahead of tomorrow's Federal Budget announcement.

There's more than a million homes needed in the next three years to meet the government's target...with the state now dishing up it's own solutions to try and build more.

The NSW government has proposed a new bill that would streamline building approvals for modern methods of construction (MMC), help resolve building disputes faster, and introduce harsher penalties for dodgy certifiers.