Australia passes first major tax reform in three decades amid housing crisis
Australia's federal government passed its first major tax reform in nearly 30 years, signaling potential progress on the housing crisis. Historian Anne O'Brien examines past public housing investments, including the 1940s Commonwealth Housing scheme that funded 96,000 dwellings between 1945 and 1956.
How does this story land?
Summary by OZbrief Editorial · The Guardian Australia · Source
Take it further — get the full app and never miss a moment of what's happening in Australia.
This publisher's site can't be shown here due to their security settings.
Open full article →No source link available for this article.
Published 20 Jul 2026, 15:00 UTC · Updated 20 Jul 2026, 15:21 UTC
Summary by OZbrief Editorial. Original report: The Guardian Australia. Editorial policy · Corrections
Trending
- Perth traffic: Peak-hour chaos as police incident shuts Albany Highway
- Breaking: Terence Donovan dies aged 90
- ‘Everyone's afraid to die’: Struggle to recruit soldiers in Ukraine turns violent
- Salvation Army worker's medication error leads to resident's death
- Concerns for lost health services under sale to Calvary
- Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold performed



