Sean Aylmer

Chalmers said the criticisms had ignored the $3.5 billion of incentives Labor was offering businesses to support risk-taking at critical stages in their development.

Now, the Treasurer said that since the 50% discount on capital gains tax came into effect in 1999, the

The proportion of Australians with shares had actually declined by 20% since 2019.

Up to 90% of investor lending had been for existing housing.

So he's basically throwing stats to back his argument that the reduction in the capital gains tax discount will do harm.

Yeah.

So days after new Liberal President Tony Abbott said the parties could swap preferences, Coalition Shadow Cabinet Minister Tony Passon went further.

He put forward a far more serious proposal to come to an agreement with the One Nation on which seats to run in so that the Coalition and One Nation wouldn't be competing with each other.

That is almost an alliance.

Both Taylor and Patterson said it wasn't going to happen.

But of course, the comments opened the door for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who suggested the coalition had given up on the next election.

Yeah, so it's interesting.

Growth, they said, will be driven by Supercheap Auto's range expansion and fit-out capabilities, someone like you, Michael.

Rebels wants to roll out regional stores.

There's also a private label push.

and expansion of BCS Super Stores.

The group said it wants to own sport.

So Rebel's 161-store footprint will expand to over 200 stores in the next five years, including 30 new regional sites.

Bigger stores will include interactive zones like mini basketball courts, football pitches, that sort of stuff.

Super Cheap Auto will tailor products and fitting services, so roof racks, other accessories,