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Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed on Tuesday the exposure draft for the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026. NewsWire/ Tertius Pickard

Labor backflips on ‘widow’s tax’ in controversial budget

Widows and divorcees who faced losing negative gearing concessions under the government’s budget changes to property taxes in May will be protected under a raft of changes announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers late on Tuesday.

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