Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Opinion

Shades of Rudd in Turnbull's dramatic tax idea

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s big tax reform idea will require all of his guile to convince the states, and even then might hand Labor an election weapon, writes Michelle Grattan.

Business

SA businesses strongly favour GST reform

South Australian businesses are firmly in favour of reform to the GST, with a majority supporting an increase in the GST rate to allow the abolition of state stamp duties, a survey has found.

News

Weatherill pledges to work with PM on "unworkable" tax plan

Premier Jay Weatherill has vowed to deal “constructively” with Malcolm Turnbull at tomorrow’s Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra, but insists the Prime Minister’s proposed tax shake-up is “unworkable”.

News

"Race to the bottom": Jay rejects Turnbull's state tax scheme

Premier Jay Weatherill has rejected a proposed tax shakeup that would see states levying their own income tax in a bid to bolster their health and education funding needs.

Opinion

Off the Bench: Cutting through the budgetary bulldust

In our opinion series Off the Bench, two of South Australia’s brightest backbench MPs – one Labor, one Liberal – trade arguments on key issues. Today, Labor MP Chris Picton responds to Liberal MP Stephan Knoll’s argument that the state doesn’t need more tax income.