Jun 11, 2026 – 7.05pmThe Albanese government is considering a partial backdown on next week’s two-day Senate inquiry into the capital gains tax and negative gearing after it was accused of a whitewash for denying key critics of the budget measures the right to appear as witnesses.The government was considering backtracking by inviting one or two of those snubbed, sources said, after a row erupted over the witness list that was finalised on Thursday by the Labor-led committee and weighted towards supporters of the controversial tax changes,Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles