NO LAUGHING MATTER? Environment Minister David Speirs (right) holds property under joint ownership with his partner - an arrangement the Treasurer insists will be affected by changes to land tax aggregation. Photo: David Mariuz / AAP

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Lucas's marital blitz spears cabinet colleague

Spouses and partners who jointly hold investment properties could face higher land tax bills under the Marshall Government’s controversial aggregation reforms – and one of its own ministers could be burned by the changes.

Local

“Not in my name”: City councillors blast Liberal tax backlash

Adelaide City Council’s minority bloc has slammed members of the opposing Team Adelaide faction for proposing the council formally oppose the Marshall Government’s contentious land tax reforms, with some councillors now requesting that their names be disassociated with any move the council puts to the Government.

Local

OPEN REVOLT: Lib councillors declare war on Marshall’s tax plan

Prominent Liberals on the Adelaide City Council have broken ranks with the state party to slam the Marshall Government’s contentious land tax reforms, spearheading a motion that would see the council formally demand the proposed law is dumped before it cripples investment in the CBD.

Politics

Real estate backlash on tax as Government on “a ride to hell”

Rents could rise for small businesses as a result of proposed land tax changes, Treasurer Rob Lucas has conceded, as the Marshall Government faced another day of backlash over the contentious budget saving and the Liberal Party was forced into an embarrassing apology.

Opinion

Closing the land tax loophole makes perfect sense

The Marshall Government’s move to close the land tax loophole in South Australia is a common-sense reform that should be supported by the Parliament, writes The Australia Institute’s Noah Schultz-Byard.