Budget tax changes: What Australian investors must do now

The 2026 Budget has introduced the biggest tax changes seen in decades: Every investor in Australia will be affected by the measures.Here's what you need to know...and what to do.

The 2026 Budget has introduced the biggest tax changes seen in decades: Every investor in Australia will be affected by the measures. Here's what you need to know...and what to do.

Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode

In today's show, we cover:
The Capital Gains Tax changes:
How negative gearing works from here
Goodbye to the good old days for family trusts 
Self Managed Super Funds - If you don't have one, think again...

The 2026 Budget has introduced the biggest tax changes seen in decades: Every investor in Australia will be affected by the measures. Here's what you need to know...and what to do.
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode
In today's show, we cover:
<ul>
<li>The Capital Gains Tax changes:</li>
<li>How negative gearing works from here</li>
<li>Goodbye to the good old days for family trusts&nbsp;</li>
<li>Self Managed Super Funds - If you don't have one, think again...</li>
</ul>

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Unlock your wealth potential with The Money Puzzle.
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Get tips from leading experts and practical tools to help build lasting wealth.
Submit your questions at <a href="mailto:themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au">themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au</a>.&nbsp;

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Every week, The Australian's James Kirby delivers two power-packed episodes featuring in-depth analysis of property markets and smart money-making strategies.

Unlock your wealth potential with The Money Puzzle.

Featuring two power-packed episodes each week packed with smart money-making strategies, from superannuation to investing in shares, plus in-depth analysis of property markets.

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Submit your questions at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au.

Unlock your wealth potential with The Money Puzzle.
Featuring two power-packed episodes each week packed with smart money-making strategies, from superannuation to investing in shares, plus in-depth analysis of property markets.
Get tips from leading experts and practical tools to help build lasting wealth.
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Budget Special edition: What you need to do

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Cash in king again...here's why 

Interest rates are moving higher worldwide, but this time around it's for good reason: The AI boom is fuelling tremendous returns on global share markets. As the game gets riskier, your cash is now returning nearly 5 per cent risk-free; it's getting hard to beat

Interest rates are moving higher worldwide, but this time around it's for 
good reason: The AI boom is fuelling tremendous returns on global share markets.
As the game gets riskier, your cash is now returning nearly 5 per cent risk-free; it's getting 
hard to beat

In today's show, we cover...
Why cash is beating total bond returns out the door
Investing in a high-rate, high-return market
New traps - Private credit is on the wrong side of the rate cycle
Infrastructure shines through as rates run higher

Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode

Interest rates are moving higher worldwide, but this time around it's for good reason: The AI boom is fuelling tremendous returns on global share markets. As the game gets riskier, your cash is now returning nearly 5 per cent risk-free; it's getting hard to beat In today's show, we cover...
<ul>
<li>Why cash is beating total bond returns out the door</li>
<li>Investing in a high-rate, high-return market</li>
<li>New traps - Private credit is on the wrong side of the rate cycle</li>
<li>Infrastructure shines through as rates run higher</li>
</ul>
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode

Cash is king again...here's why 

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You can't take it with you...but you should do this

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes.

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes.

In today's edition, we cover...


Estate planning - The basics for the everyday investor
Testamentary Discretionary Trust - They escaped new taxes, check them out
Trust reforms - If your family trust is being restructured, it may affect your Will
Tackling the 17 per cent tax on inherited super.


Estate planning lawyer, Rachael Rofe,+ joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes. In today's edition, we cover... 
<ul>
<li>Estate planning - The basics for the everyday investor</li>
<li>Testamentary Discretionary Trust - They escaped new taxes, check them out</li>
<li>Trust reforms - If your family trust is being restructured, it may affect your Will</li>
<li>Tackling the 17 per cent tax on inherited super.</li>
</ul>
 Estate planning lawyer, Rachael Rofe,+ joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

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How to invest in the data centre boom

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?

Emanuel Datt of Datt Capital joins Associate Editor, James Kirby, in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:

* Your jungle guide to the $150bn data centre boom
* The hottest stocks at the centre of the action
* "Picks and shovels' - the service companies investors prefer
* Proxy bets - how money is raised behind the scenes to fuel the boom

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?
Emanuel Datt of Datt Capital joins Associate Editor, James Kirby, in this episode. In today's show, we cover: * Your jungle guide to the $150bn data centre boom * The hottest stocks at the centre of the action * "Picks and shovels' - the service companies investors prefer * Proxy bets - how money is raised behind the scenes to fuel the boom

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Budget Special edition: What you need to do

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