Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 8 hours ago
Jim Chalmers is preparing to hand down what he says will be his most ambitious budget yet despite the economic shock caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Housing is set to be the centrepiece with contentious tax reforms to help younger Australians get into the market.

Category

📺
TV
Transcript
00:02Their high-stakes budget hot off the presses.
00:05This is our most responsible budget yet.
00:08Responding to global uncertainty and a shifting political landscape at home.
00:13That was why we were elected, was to make a difference, to make tough decisions.
00:17Like lifting taxes on property investors.
00:20The budget to clamp down on the 50% capital gains tax discount and negative gearing.
00:26The Prime Minister ruled out changes a year ago, but now says change is what's needed.
00:32Too many young people are close to giving up on the opportunity of owning their own home.
00:38The Greens have been calling for the abolition of these property investor tax perks for years now.
00:43Building on a series of housing commitments, the government's announced funding to speed up approvals
00:48and help community providers find rentals for youth allowance and ab study recipients.
00:54Jim Chalmers' fifth budget is designed to manage the disruption from the Iran war
00:58while tackling intergenerational inequality.
01:01The Treasurer is seeking to address some of the anger that's leading voters to minor parties like One Nation,
01:08whose thumping victory in the weekend FARA by-election has cemented its status as a federal electoral threat.
01:18Snatching a seat held by the Coalition for nearly 80 years.
01:22I feel vindicated because I've been pillaged and ridiculed and put down and, you know, everything thrown at me.
01:30Hoping for an orange tide at the next election, One Nation opened to supporting the Liberal and National Party's form
01:37minority government.
01:38The feeling is mutual, that's what I say. So we're out there to win votes, we're out there to win
01:43government.
01:44Despite his party's depleted ranks, One Liberals made it clear he has no interest in joining forces with One Nation.
01:51I have never, ever, ever and never, ever, ever will make such a statement in favour of such an alignment.
01:59The conservative side of politics realigned, Labor positioning itself down the centre.
Comments

Recommended