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In sterner times, he might have been referred to the Parliamentary Privileges Committee. If it was considered a material deception, he might have been expected to do the right thing and resign as a minister (in his case PM). Remember Barry O’Farrell and the bottle of red?
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I get the sense there's more support for land tax in exchange for no stamp duty from the left and a higher GST in exchange for lower income tax from the right.
I support both.
A higher GST combined with lower income tax means people keep more of their income, rewards saving and investing, and penalises wasteful spending.
With welfare payments and income tax brackets being adjusted and indexed, people at the bottom end would be better off.
And if you keep essentials exempt from GST, those at the upper would fund more of the tax burden through higher consumption of non-essentials.
Higher productivity, more fairness, greater equality of opportunity.
Most homeowners don’t want to hear it, but a universal land tax in lieu of stamp duty makes sense.
Stamp duty is the biggest barrier to homeownership after a deposit, deters downsizers from freeing up larger homes and hinders transactions as people consider the sunk cost.
On the other hand, a broad land tax would provide a more predictable (less lumpy) revenue forecast and would incentivise people to move and stay in property they can afford.
Imagine opposing a cheaper tax rate for your members. (Unions have worked so hard to increase your members wages they move into higher tax brackets and pay more tax)
Pauline Hanson's 25% flat tax rate would force most workers to pay $3000 to $5000 a year MORE in tax — while giving her millionaire and billionaire mates a tax cut.
Does that sound fair to you?
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Just discovered that many clubs (including mine), are going to a ‘Lottery Booking System’ on Comp days.
You enter your name on a list and the system randomly places you in a queue.
A golf club where you have enter a raffle to get a game is not a golf club. It’s a Muni.
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Here we go: ATO getting right up in your business:
“expanding access to the ATO’s dynamic instalments pilot using business software to more accurately calculate PAYG instalments.”
#budget2026
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Checking in on the NBA’s old timers…
Durant’s flirting with 10 turnovers in his first playoff game as a Rocket.
Steph’s at Coachella.
Kawhi’s planting trees.
LeBron is averaging 39 MPG & 24-8-10 to go up 2-0 without his team’s 2 leading scorers.
🐐🐐🐐
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Jimmy's plan to tackle the Manosphere.
Get tour tickets: brnw.ch/21x0Z7k
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The Offspring tearing through “Self-Esteem” at Glastonbury ’95 is peak punchy pop-punk chaos. Catchy as hell, a little bitter, and way too relatable, with the whole crowd yelling every line like it’s therapy.
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After 25 years of using a computer now I know this
teapawt.net/MarchUnofficial/status…
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Final holiday giveaway!
Tickets to ANY Pgatour event.
Players, WM Phx open, Pebble, you name it, I’ll get you 4 tickets to the event.
You can even caddie for me in the pro am IF you want.
Comment which event you might want to go to (not final), repost, like to enter.
