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Melissa Bray

Melissa Bray

Financial Review

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Is our tax system fit for purpose? The $200b costing the budget

Imagine what the government could do if it chose to cut back on some of the 300 taxation expenditures, or even just stopped adding to the number of...

12.01.2026 10

Financial Review

Melissa Bray

Stop tinkering, start serious tax reform in 2026

If the PM and treasurer want to be remembered for leading Australia’s next reforming government, their New Year’s resolutions should include...

28.12.2025 10

Financial Review

Melissa Bray

5 things to look out for in MYEFO (and where to find them)

Previous treasurers set quantitative fiscal rules for themselves against which the government’s performance could be measured. Not this one.

14.12.2025 10

Financial Review

Melissa Bray