MYSTERIOUS: Acoss - What They Never Told You

Capital gains tax discount ‘overwhelmingly’ benefits investors in Australia’s richest electorates, analysis shows

Chief executive of Acoss, who commissioned the study says ‘it’s clear this tax break funnels billions into the wealthiest parts of our country’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined

Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29

How treasurer could make capital gains taxes 'fairer'

The capital gains tax discount should be reduced to address economic inequity and make housing more affordable, economists say.

AAP · Jan 14

Renters fearful of speaking up about essential repairs

Half of Australia's private housing tenants are living in homes in need of repair but are too scared to ask their landlord about it, according to a study.

AAP · Jun 22, 2025

Predatory rent-to-buy operators barred from Centrepay debit system in sweeping Albanese government reforms

Exclusive: ‘High-risk services’ will be removed, including companies providing consumer leases and household goods

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2024

Albanese government says Australia on target to reduce emissions – but campaigners say it could do more

Departmental analysis includes contentious measurements but climate minister says government is cleaning up after ‘decade of denial, delay, dysfunction and utter neglect’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2024

Coalition questions $300 power bill rebate as Chalmers says the wealthy not Labor’s ‘focus or concern’

Peter Dutton confirms he will back electricity rebate but joins chorus of criticism saying $3.5bn cost-of-living measure is not means tested

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2024

Rich get richer than rest: Australia's wealth gap grows

Australia's wealthiest households have comparatively added more to their pile than those at the bottom and rising unemployment is set to further widen the gap.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

Call to boost support for the 'financially distressed'

More opportunities for Australians facing "the worst" of increasing rent in a cost of living crisis are on the federal budget wishlist of welfare advocates.

AAP · Mar 20, 2024

Aussie Homes Are So Hot People Are Falling ‘Severely Ill’ And It’s Only Gonna Get Worse

People are becoming severely ill because they can't afford to cool their homes, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) says, and it's only expected to get worse as climate change worsens.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 4, 2024