Aug 11, 2026 – 1.00pmThe non-Labor parties are stepping up pressure on the government to fast-track the abolition of its so-called widow tax by joining forces in the Senate to pass a bill of their own.The bill, which has the support of the Coalition, One Nation, independents David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie, other crossbenchers and the Greens, is not enough to actually abolish the widow tax because it would also need to pass the House of Representatives, which the government controls.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Senate unites to pressure Labor into axing widow tax
The non-Labor parties have stepped up pressure on the government to fast-track the abolition of the widow tax by joining forces to pass a bill of their own.
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