Shadow Portfolio — 14 May 2026
Tribune’s note
Senator Anne Ruston used Senate question time on 14 May to press the government on two specific tax commitments: whether it will introduce an inheritance tax, and whether it will oppose new taxes on the family home. She anchored both questions in a broken-promises frame, arguing that the government ruled out negative gearing and capital gains tax changes before delivering a budget she said contradicted those assurances.
The questions are designed to extract on-the-record denials that can later be held against the government if policy shifts.
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