The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance

11/06/2026

This week Gene & John discuss the government's capital gains tax (CGT) blunder, the declining economy, political upheavals, and all the other news we've missed over the last month.

Our latest newsletter was about the CGT reform blunder, disentangling the (potentially reasonable) change in the tax system from the (unreasonable & economically damaging) tax increase.
austaxpayers.substack.com/p/labors-capital-gains-tax-blunder

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The "Death & Taxes" podcast is produced by the Australian Taxpayers Alliance (ATA). Episodes are simulcast live on YouTube, X/Twitter & Facebook, and later also available on Substack & Rumble.

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30/04/2026

The government is considering tax changes (CGT, negative gearing) in the name of generational equity.

Keen to hear what people think of such changes, especially if you’re a boomer or zoomer. Please indicate if you’re willing to go on the record.

12/03/2026

Make sure you've joined us on Substack to ensure you never miss our weekly newsletter.

This week we discuss Matt Canavan's promotion of income splitting, compared to the proposal by Teal independent Allegra Spender that would do the opposite.

Updates & analysis from The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance. Click to read Death & Taxes, by John Humphreys, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

13/01/2026

The Labor government is attempting to rush through new anti-speech & anti-association laws next Tuesday (20 Jan). This will do nothing to improve safety or social cohesion, but it will make you less free.

If you oppose these changes, please make your voice heard now.

14/08/2025

Our current campaign may sound a little strange at first, but stick with me. We are attempting to convince the Australian government to remove a tax that most people don’t even know exists — the absurd 10% Medicare Levy on low-income earners.

The government tells us that the Medicare Levy is 2%. That is true for most people, but for workers earning between $27,223 and $34,027 the marginal rate is actually 10%… which creates a complex, inefficient and regressive anomaly in our tax system.

Check out today's newsletter for more details:
https://austaxpayers.substack.com/p/scrap-the-10-medicare-levy