PoliticsFederalFederal budgetOpinionRoll the dice: Libs have little to lose by unleashing Tony AbbottPolitics and political forays by the new Liberal Party president should be expected. Wayne Swan’s been doing it for eight years.Phillip CooreyPolitical editorIt says something about the major parties that in the past week, their respective arguments over the current state of play have been best put by former prime ministers.Last week, as the government continued to flail about trying to explain its budget, Paul Keating, the inventor of capital gains tax, lent a helping hand with a crisp statement and in an interview with the Guardian, outlining the rationale for applying the Albanese government’s new capital gains tax regime to all asset classes.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics
Roll the dice: Libs have little to lose by unleashing Tony Abbott
Politics and political forays by the new Liberal Party president should be expected. Wayne Swan’s been doing it for eight years.
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