Teal MP Allegra Spender thinks the door has finally opened for major tax reform
Independent MP Allegra Spender hopes Labor's stage 3 reversal could be the start of something bigger.
Ever since the teal wave took her to Parliament in 2022, Allegra Spender has been calling for a frank conversation on tax reform. Now the independent member for Wentworth in Sydney’s wealthy eastern suburbs hopes the door has finally opened.
A transcript of this interview is available below. It has been lightly edited for clarity.
Labor’s stage 3 reversal is being begrudgingly waved through by the Coalition, but backbenchers already want the move to be a catalyst for a long-term taxation rethink.
“[And] it's impossible for the Labor Party not to bring the agenda on tax, because they won't be believed if they say nothing,” Spender tells Capital Brief.
