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The curious incentives and consequences of negative gearing

  • Written by Helen Westerman, Business + Economy Editor, The Conversation
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Negative gearing was one of the federal election campaign’s fiercest battlegrounds.

While the Labor opposition claimed that the major beneficiaries of the tax policy were almost all in the very highest earnings bracket, the Coalition attacked any proposed changes, saying they would “smash” house prices and...

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