Jul 1, 2026 – 5.51pmThe Greens say they will back the government in removing the so-called widow’s tax from the budget legislation that passed last week, after conceding they voted for the controversial measure without knowing.“The government certainly didn’t point it out,” Greens leader Larissa Waters said in her defence on Wednesday, when asked whether she knew the provision was in the bill which her party and Labor rushed through the Senate.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Greens didn’t know they voted for ‘widow’s tax’, but back its abolition
The Greens will back abolishing the provision, even though their starting point is that no property should be grandfathered from the tax changes.
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