Letter

In response to Budget 2026: It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a goo

Good for some but not for all

The Budget is good for some and the changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts is a necessary redistribution of wealth but the government has failed to assist those most impacted by cost of living – the 14.2 per cent of the population that ACOSS concluded were in poverty in 2025. These redistribution changes will not help the 14.2 per cent! The measure of a government is what it does for the most vulnerable and in this Budget the government is doing nothing. Might as well be a LNP government!

— Griffiths David from Mordialloc, Victoria 3195