Updated Aug 6, 2026 – 1.37am, first published at 1.28amGo to latestPinned post – 1.19AMWelcomeNatasha RudraWelcome to The Australian Financial Review’s coverage of breaking news for 6 August.Here are the top stories overnight:Investors and small businesses wanting to avoid paying thousands of dollars to have their assets valued for the new CGT regime face a higher tax bill.Legislation to cut the cost of the NDIS by $38 billion by the end of the decade is set to sail through the Senate under a tacit agreement between Labor and the Coalition.Tony Burke cancelled his National Press Club speech slated for Thursday where he was expected to announce further measures to cut net migration. Government sources played down the reasons for the delay.