Rob Lucas's land tax plans changed markedly between Budget day and the passing of his legislation.

Analysis

The family workaround on land tax

Want to avoid the State Government’s land tax aggregation changes? A few loopholes remain, writes lawyer and accountant Christopher Overton.

Reader contributions

Your views: on city bikeways, and a Crows park lands HQ

Today, readers comment on more delay for planned city bikeways, and Adelaide Football Club hopes to move onto the aquatic centre site.

Arts & Culture

Mukbang, whataboutism, silkpunk... what makes a word of the year?

You may not have used many of the colourful – sometimes ridiculous – terms shortlisted for the Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year, but chances are you’ve experienced the effect of some of them, writes Roslyn Petelin.

Opinion

Examining the cost of free speech

Australia’s defamation laws are set to undergo their most significant changes for years. But while being sold as a win for free speech, the reforms may make it harder to successfully sue for damages and mainly benefit media organisations, argues Michael Douglas.

Opinion

Richardson: Bigger than Ben-Hur, Lucas finally lands his tax

After a 1985 tax summit that saw a raft of reforms progressed – but Paul Keating’s ambition for a broad-based consumption tax thwarted – the then-Treasurer mused philosophically: “It’s a bit like Ben-Hur – we’ve crossed the line with one wheel off the chariot.”