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Three myths on negative gearing the housing industry wants you to believe

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imageNegative gearing: the perfect fixer upper?frankieleon/Flickr, CC BY

The Labor party took everyone by surprise over the weekend when it announced it would limit negative gearing to new housing and reduce the capital gains tax discount to 25%. Proving negative gearing is no longer politically untouchable, the government has hinted its own policy may...

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