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Death, taxes and scare campaigns: here’s the truth about Labor’s budget changes | Greg Jericho
Conservative media is stoking unfounded fears on reform. If Albanese wants an easy win, he should prioritise a popular tax on gas exports
Last week’s budget has been met with absurd hysteria as vested interests, and conservative politicians and media pushed lies about the collapse of the housing market and death taxes.
You can always tell when conservatives are flailing when they start arguing a policy will work but there will be (shudder) “unintended consequences”. Continue reading...