Chalmers’ super tax 2.0 shows he hasn’t learnt his lesson
Rather than stopping his spending spree or growing the economic pie, the treasurer continues to reach for higher taxes, more debt, and bigger government. As published in the Australian Financial Review 17 October 2025 Australia…
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LABOR’S SPENDING SPREE DRIVES UNEMPLOYMENT TO PANDEMIC LEVELS
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX THE HON TIM WILSON MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MEMBER FOR GOLDSTEIN JOINT MEDIA…
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SPIRALS TO 12-MONTH LOW AS LABOR OFFERS NOTHING BUT POLITICAL SPIN
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT The latest ANZ-ROY Morgan Consumer Confidence report shows Australians remain under pressure and their confidence things will get better continues…
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CHALMERS’ SUPER TAX BACKFLIP A HUMILIATING ADMISSION OF FAILURE
TED O’BRIEN MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW TREASURER MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX MEDIA STATEMENT Jim Chalmers has been forced into a humiliating backflip on his proposal to tax super unrealised gains, as his Prime…
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OPINION PIECE: Coalition Plans to Grow the Economic Pie
As published in the AFR on 8 October 2025 Last week, three years of Labor economic mismanagement came home to roost. On Monday, the treasurer released the Final Budget Outcome for 2024-25, boasting he had “engineered”…
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