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- Environment, Science
- 13/03/2026
- 06:30
Fish stocks are on the line: Climate change impacts global fishing yields
As the saying goes, there are plenty more fish in the sea – but climate change is rapidly challenging that notion, with fish stocks around the world under threat. New modelling fromMonash University predicts how climate change will alter fishing yields in many regions, threatening food security, livelihoods and the future of marine life as a sustainable food source. Existing prediction models have looked at how fish species respond to warming temperatures in the absence of evolutionary change. However, research published today in Science now looks at how fish will evolve in response to future climates. Fisheries provide billions of…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 13/03/2026
- 06:05
RACGP-ACRRM analysis shows the top unis for aspiring GPs
A newanalysishasrevealedfor the first time whichuniversitiesare performing best to meetto meet Australia’s needfor specialist GPsinmetropolitan and rural,andremote communities. The University of Originanalysis,available online,reflectsa university’sperformance in producing graduates who go on to train as specialist GPsand Rural Generalists (RGs) in theCommonwealth-fundedAustralian GP Training (AGPT) Program,relativeto the size of the student cohort. It combines data from theRoyal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)andis the firstsuchanalysis by any specialist medical college. The University of Originreportwill informfuture research,policymaking, andpotentially targeted interventionsto strengthen GP training.It found: the overall topthreeuniversities, bypercentageof cohort who enrolled in GP trainingin…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:01
South Australia benefits far less than eastern states from capital gains tax discount
People in South Australia receive the third-lowest benefit from the capital gains tax (CGT) discount in the nation, while wealthy electorates in Sydney and Melbourne benefit the most, new ACOSS analysis shows. South Australia receives just 4% of national expenditure on the CGT concession, worth around $992m per year, an average of just $907 per person, with only Tasmania and the Northern Territory benefitting less. It receives less than half the average per person benefit received by New South Wales. The electorate of Sturt benefits the most in South Australia but is still ranked only 31st nationally, receiving $193 million…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:01
Capital gains tax breaks spread inequitably across ACT and the country
The Australian Capital Territory receives lower than the national average in capital gains tax (CGT) discount benefit, with new ACOSS analysis exposing the inequality of the tax break. People in the ACT receive an average $1,113 in CGT concession each year, which is 24% below the national average of $1,470. The electorate of Canberra is the ACT's highest ranked seat, receiving $202.8 million in CGT discount expenditure each year, at an average of $2,024 per person - nearly double the ACT's average. Bean and Fenner receive considerably less, at $779 and $584 per person respectively. Nationally, the top five electorates…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:00
Capital gains tax breaks spread inequitably across Queensland and the country
Brisbane’s inner electorates benefit the most from the capital gains tax discount (CGT), with people in regional and outer areas receiving far less, new ACOSS analysis shows. The electorate of Brisbane, where the average taxable income is $99,285, receives $527.6 million annually in CGT discount expenditure, averaging $3,873 per person - over 2.5 times the national average of $1,470. Meanwhile, someone in Herbert in the state’s north, where the average taxable income is $69,881, receives an average CGT concession of just $409. This is over 12 times less than Brisbane. ACOSS’s analysis of all 150 federal electorates also shows the…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:00
Northern Territory fares worst nationally for CGT discount benefits
People in the Northern Territory benefit less from the capital gains tax (CGT) discount than any other state or territory in Australia, new ACOSS analysis shows. The NT’s average CGT discount per person is just $445 - the lowest of any jurisdiction in the country and less than a third of the national average of $1,470. The electorate of Solomon receives $41.9m total benefit from the capital gains discount, an average of $522 per person. The electorate of Lingiari receives $18.2m, equivalent to $331 per person. This is in stark contrast to the top five electorates nationally - all in…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:00
Capital gains tax breaks spread inequitably across VIC and the country
A small number of high-income, Melbourne-based electorates benefit the most from capital gains tax (CGT) discount in Victoria, new ACOSS analysis shows. The top four electorates in Victoria - Kooyong, Goldstein, Macnamara and Flinders - receive nearly 10% of national expenditure on the CGT discount, worth around $2.2 billion per year, based on analysis of the latest ATO, Treasury and ABS data. In these electorates, where the combined average taxable income is $105,533, people receive an average capital gains tax break of $4,821. The electorate of Kooyong is the second-highest for the CGT discount benefit nationally after Sydney’s Wentworth, receiving…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:00
Unfairness of capital gains tax discount in Tasmania and across the country exposed
People in Tasmania receive the second-lowest benefit from the capital gains discount in the nation, while wealthy electorates in Sydney and Melbourne benefit the most, new ACOSS analysis shows. Tasmania receives just 1% of national expenditure on the CGT concession, worth around $235 million each year,, an average of just $709 per person, with only the Northern Territory benefitting less. The electorate of Clark benefits the most in Tasmania but is still ranked only 71st nationally, receiving $66.3 million per year at an average benefit of $940 per person - far less than the national average benefit of $1,490. Braddon…
- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 13/03/2026
- 06:00
Wealthiest electorate pockets triple the CGT discount than others in WA
Perth’s wealthiest electorate receives three times more benefit from the capital gains tax (CGT) discount than any other electorate in Western Australia, highlighting how the tax break is skewed towards the state’s wealthiest communities. ACOSS analysis shows that the electorate of Curtin, where the average taxable income is $127,077, receives $579.3 million in CGT discount benefit annually, with the average person benefiting $5,043 per year. That is over three times more than the next highest WA electorate of Tangney, which receives $192.6 million, with each person benefiting $1,608 per year on average. Nationally, Curtin ranks sixth out of 150 electorates…
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