The Senate could team up to derail Labor’s agenda, with the Coalition seeking a longer tax inquiry while the Greens want more time to investigate sweeping changes to the NDIS.

If the Coalition wants to take some real paint off the government over its more contentious budget measures, it won’t get much of a better chance than another week of Senate…

The government is attempting to shut down scrutiny of the federal budget by allowing two days for a parliamentary inquiry into its controversial tax changes.

Plans by the government to ram its capital gains tax and negative gearing budget measures and NDIS legislation through parliament face a last-minute hiccup.

The Senate could team up to derail Labor’s agenda, with the Coalition seeking a longer tax inquiry while the Greens want more time to investigate sweeping changes to the NDIS.

The Senate could team up to derail Labor’s agenda, with the Coalition seeking a longer tax inquiry while the Greens want more time to investigate sweeping changes to the NDIS.

Government hopes to rush NDIS and tax changes through parliament but opposition and crossbench push for more scrutiny

Senate negotiations over the passage of changes to the capital gains tax and negative gearing regimes remain gridlocked.

More than 18-months into government, the LNP is yet to fully shed its opposition-era attack footing. But Labor is also still struggling to find its feet as one.

No breakthrough in talks between Labor, the Greens and the Coalition over the taxation package, as Christopher Luxon warns of the damaging effects of capital gains tax.