Many OZ politicians have claimed NZ has a zero CGT & hence lots of OZ business people will now go to NZ. It’s true NZ does not have a seperate CGT regime. But it does tax capital gains. See segment in this article under heading ‘Capital Gains’. taxsummaries.pwc.com/new-zealand/...
A brief explanation of why ‘capping’ NOM won’t work & what policy changes each of Labor, Coalition and One Nation would need to consider to get to their respective NOM forecasts/targets. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
While she won’t provide an answer when she speaks at the NPC, I have listed the immigration policy questions i would ask her. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
This will eventually happen in OZ in respect of partner visa processing. Govt is operating outside the law by allowing a massive backlog to keep building up in a visa class it is not allowed to cap. thehill.com/regulation/c...
Hanson repeats her favourite immigration number of 130,000. But we don’t know if that is permanent migration, net migration or something else. Interviewer doesn’t ask. x.com/3aw693/statu...
Seems on his NOM capping policy, Taylor may not have checked the law (Mig Act does not provide power to cap NOM; only power to cap visas) nor the arithmetic.
I’ll be on Sky at 3.30 today to explain explain difference between (1) capping visas to reduce NOM (legal but inefficient). (2) Capping NOM (illegal outside pandemic & impractical). (3) Managing NOM to a longterm target (sensible but no party proposing to do this).
Govt has halved permanent visas for regional OZ from 33,000 in 25-26 to 14,110 in 26-27. Is that a political ploy to force businesses and local orgs in regional OZ to complain about the cuts (and see how Nats and One Nation respond)?
Note rea.com is majority owned by News corps and its biggest source of revenue. rea.com makes its money from the turnover of houses, particularly that generated by investors buying and selling. News corps is not a disinterested observer in the negative gearing and CGT tax change debate.
Neither Labor nor a Coalition Govt could have prevented ISIS brides & their children from returning. None of the 3 options for preventing return would have worked. Pretending otherwise is just playing politics. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05... %26 Irritations
As Pauline Hanson's National Press Club appearance nears, Dr Abul Rizvi prepares a list of questions she has yet to answer.
