00:01We know that Haudan Abbey, who is the so-called ISIS bride and is also an Australian citizen,
00:07was subject to what's known as a temporary exclusion order or a TEO by the Home Affairs
00:14Department earlier this year. But this morning, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed that
00:20Ms Abbey had applied for a return permit and the government had no choice legally but to
00:27approve this permit. Now, he's emphasised that this woman will be under a very high surveillance
00:34when she returns to Australia. This morning on the ABC's AM program, Minister Burke ran
00:41through some of the conditions that do apply to her permit. Take a listen.
00:45She will have to report and we will have to know where she lives, where she works, where
00:50she studies, if she books a ticket to anywhere. For telecommunications, you cannot use any
00:57telecommunications device without 24 hours notice being given and that applies to a phone,
01:03to an email account, to anything on the internet. Even if you want to use a public phone, it's
01:0724 hours notice.
01:09Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke there, Jo. And just before question time in the House of
01:14Representatives today, opposition leader Angus Taylor stood up for a short speech where
01:20he heavily criticised the government's decision and handling of Ms Abbey's return permit. Here
01:27is Angus Taylor.
01:29It chose to do nothing. It chose to do nothing. Worse, it flung open the door and rolled out
01:37the red carpet, Deputy Speaker. This government has deliberately turned a blind eye to Islamist
01:43extremism in this country. It is showing utter disdain to the safety of hard-working Australians.
01:50And Lexi, on another issue, we've heard so much over the last couple of months since the
01:54budget about the capital gains tax and negative gearing changes. What's happened with them
01:58today?
01:59Yeah, you're exactly right, Jo. A very big development with these changes, what's known as Labor's
02:05signature budget legislation, of course, changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing.
02:11Those changes passed the parliament this afternoon. So, under these changes, we'll see the capital
02:18gains tax discount. The current 50% discount will be replaced with an inflation-based model,
02:25while negative gearing will be limited to new property builds. But it won't affect people
02:31who had used the concession before budget night. Now, of course, a big week for these changes.
02:37Earlier this week, we saw Labor strike a deal with the Greens to ensure that this legislation
02:42passed through the Senate. During question time today, Jo, there were some questions around
02:47whether the current concessions will apply for couple-owned assets. There was concern if,
02:55you know, one part of the couple was to die or if a divorce was to occur, whether or not
03:01these
03:02current concessions would still apply. Now, the Treasurer has confirmed that the government will
03:07be addressing these issues related to jointly-owned assets in upcoming legislation. The Prime Minister
03:13says these changes will make Australia fairer and stronger. And as you can expect, we've seen quite a
03:20bit of reaction in the past hour or so. We've seen the Australian Council of Social Services put out
03:25a statement saying that this is a win and a long overdue victory for economic fairness and housing
03:31affordability. But the Australian Chamber of Commerce disagrees. It's labelled the changes
03:36disappointing for business and the economy. Jo, these changes have passed the Parliament,
03:42but I don't think we're going to see the end of any sort of debate any time soon.
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