Negative gearing

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Tax & Legal • 20 AUG 2026

Negative gearing amendments pass Parliament

Investors and home owners have gained clarity on property tax reforms, including the “widow tax”, following the bill’s passage through the Senate.

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Tax & Legal • 21 APR 2026

‘Been there, done that’: History shows tax reform will drive investors out and tighten rentals

Potential CGT and negative gearing tax changes will likely push investors out in droves, slash rental supply, deepen shortages, and drive rents higher, underscoring the...

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Tax & Legal • 16 APR 2026

‘Dangerous’ policy changes to bring investor exodus

An industry body has warned that any changes to the current capital gains tax and negative gearing policies could be “dangerous” to the nation’s investors,...

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Tax & Legal • 29 NOV 2018

Property expert downplays Labor's negative gearing attack

Labor’s plan for negative gearing may not have the widespread effect that experts are concerned about according to one property commentator.

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Hotspots • 13 NOV 2018

Calls for investor tax breaks intensify up after new national poll

New results from a Newspoll survey about the Labor government’s proposed negative gearing plans indicate significant support for more tax breaks in favour of...

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Tax & Legal • 08 NOV 2018

Negative gearing proposal ‘much less severe’ with key clarification

The scope of Labor’s plans for negative gearing were a point of confusion for some, and recent clarity from the Tax Institute has prompted predictions of a “much...

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Hotspots • 26 OCT 2018

“Fundamental misunderstanding” in negative gearing changes

Further analysis of Labor’s negative gearing proposal from industry bodies suggests it is not compatible with the dynamics of the current market and its investors.

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Tax & Legal • 24 OCT 2018

Negative gearing proposal tipped to slow renos, new builds

Economic modelling of Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax policy has revealed that, if implemented, there would be a significant slowdown in new builds and...

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Tax & Legal • 24 OCT 2018

Negative gearing negativity on the nose

Hands up: who’s sick to death of hearing the bunch of rubbish about negative gearing from people in high places?

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Tax & Legal • 19 OCT 2018

Calls to drop negative gearing met with alternative tax proposal

By removing negative gearing, an industry advocate claims Australians would be losing a part of their investing DNA, and is lobbying instead for a broader tax...

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Tax & Legal • 15 OCT 2018

Are changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing policies on the cards?

With possible changes to negative gearing and the capital tax discount threatening the portfolios of many Australian investors, president of the Real Estate Institute of...

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Tax & Legal • 10 OCT 2018

Negative gearing policy plans tipped to hit low income earners

A renowned real estate CEO predicts lower-income Aussie property investors will be worse off if Labor’s negative gearing plans come to fruition, and is proposing an...

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Tax & Legal • 01 MAY 2018

Changing negative gearing would ‘reduce the efficiency of the housing market’, says expert

By increasing the tax on investing in residential homes, new research has found rental prices would rise and housing affordability would worsen.

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Hotspots • 12 APR 2018

Why negative gearing is necessary

For many generations, our governments accepted responsibility for providing and maintaining basic essential community services such as power, water, hospital and...

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Tax & Legal • 09 MAR 2018

Negative gearing reform should prioritise ‘mum and dad’ investors

According to a property research institute, negative gearing prioritises those who are “more affluent”, and should be reformed to allow for mum and dad investors to...

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Tax & Legal • 05 MAR 2018

Abolish negative gearing to address housing affordability: Grattan

The current crisis of housing affordability has been the result of the actions of “neglectful” governments in the last 20 years, and it has been predicted that it...

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Hotspots • 03 MAR 2018

Should you worry about losing negative gearing?

As the federal election looms, one of the most notable proposals in the property investment landscape is the scrapping of negative gearing as a policy. What would happen...

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Finance • 21 FEB 2018

Negative gearing negativity on the nose

Promoted by Propertyology It appears that negative gearing negativity is here to stay.

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Hotspots • 30 JAN 2018

Negative gearing not driving up prices: report

A report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has revealed high home prices are not a result of negative gearing.

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Tax & Legal • 12 JAN 2018

Don’t make the same ‘devastating’ mistake again: Ray White on negative gearing, CGT

The chairman of Ray White, Brian White, has warned policymakers that any drastic changes to negative gearing and CGT discounts, such as recently revealed Treasury...

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Hotspots • 09 JAN 2018

The impact of removing negative gearing: high rents and zero affordability

With Treasury documents outlining how Labor’s negative gearing and CGT discount policies would really impact the Australian economy, one expert says policymakers...

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Tax & Legal • 08 JAN 2018

Negative gearing removal, altering CGT, would have had “small” impact on property prices

Documents acquired under freedom of information laws, which reveal Labor policies in early 2016 to alter the CGT discount and the removal of negative gearing, were...

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Hotspots • 13 NOV 2017

The challenge of negative gearing for property investors

The Australian property market is expected to be affected by the upcoming federal elections, which is set to happen in the near future around 2019.

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Finance • 06 NOV 2017

Negative gearing, mortgage stress and foreign investment driving unsustainable property

According to one expert, the current state of housing affordability stems from tax incentives such as negative gearing, in addition to current first home buyer grants,...

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Hotspots • 13 SEP 2017

Why a Labor win would put negative gearing on the chopping block

A Labor win could mean an end to negative gearing. What will it mean when the property value estimate excludes the commonplace tax strategies? Before I assess the risks,...

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