Bracket creep racket
Labor's reversal on Stage 3 has opened the door for the Coalition to come up with a bigger tax reform agenda. This could include a proposal that both major parties have, up until this point, been reticent to talk about.
It’s been a difficult first sitting week of the year for Peter Dutton and the Opposition. The Coalition made the awkward decision to wave through Labor’s changes to the stage 3 tax cuts — despite maintaining that their original cuts remain the superior approach — to avoid being wedged by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Dutton was forced to explain his position in a combative interview with 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson on Wednesday night, accusing the ABC of left-wing bias.
But as we explored last week, Labor’s changes have now opened the door for a serious conversation about broader tax reform. It's a door many in the Coalition want to walk through, especially given the government has appeared to rule out the idea of a national summit on tax reform.
The big question, though, is what will Dutton take to the election beyond his political attacks on Albanese for breaking a promise?
