Angus Taylor to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians who shop at Coles are about to find out whether the federal court agrees that the supermarket intended to deceive them with “illusory” and “utterly misleading” discounts on many everyday products. The federal court justice Michael O’Bryan will hand down his judgment this morning in the case the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought against Coles. We’ll be working with small businesses, with those who are trying to save a nest egg, because they’re going to get punished under this, those trying to grow a business, for those who are trying to buy a home or get ahead owning a home. We’re going to be working with them to fight against this rotten legislation, a toxic set of taxes that are going to hurt aspirational Aussies and are an assault on aspiration. Continue reading...
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Australia politics live: Albanese denies tax reforms aimed at courting votes from growing gen Z cohort
The Australian federal court will deliver a judgment today on a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against Coles, alleging deceptive discount practices on everyday products. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied that proposed tax reforms are designed to appeal to Gen Z voters, while Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is scheduled to deliver the budget reply speech tonight.
Nick VisserThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-13 · 21:41 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The Australian federal court will deliver a judgment today on a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against Coles, alleging deceptive discount practices on everyday products. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied that proposed tax reforms are designed to appeal to Gen Z voters, while Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is scheduled to deliver the budget reply speech tonight. The government is facing criticism from the opposition regarding new tax legislation, which is described as detrimental to small businesses, savers, and those aspiring to homeownership.
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The legislation is described as an 'assault on aspiration'.
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The government is accused of introducing 'rotten legislation' and 'toxic set of taxes' that will punish small businesses and aspirational Australians.
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Angus Taylor is scheduled to give the budget reply speech tonight.
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The federal court will hand down its judgment this morning in the ACCC case against Coles regarding alleged misleading discounts.
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