Press Clippings - 2004 Archive
"Investors take another hit on land tax"
Lisa Pryor, Urban Affairs Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 2004
"Markets buoyant despite duty"
Gary Ruddick, The Northern Daily Leader, 31 May 2004
"It's a good tax that pays for teachers"
By Adele Horin, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2004
"Big end of town should have little to fear from NSW tax
changes"
Maurice Dunlevy, The Australian, 29 May 2004
"Brogden's pledge: I'll cut waste to give back property
taxes"
Sean Nicholls and Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 2004
"Egan - the dream shatterer"
Rowen Kelly, Property Review, 17 May 2004
"Real Estate chief slams new NSW taxes"
Nine MSN web site, 15 May 2004
"Taxes cut as market cooled"
Mark Skelsey and Kelvin Bissett, Daily Telegraph, 10 May 2004
"As prices fall, units sure aren't as safe as houses"
Lisa Pryor and Sean Nicholls, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 May 2004
"Court beckons for property tax laws"
Herald Sun, 7 May 2004
"Prices of units tumble but houses bear up"
Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May 2004
"Brogden tells of land tax slug for Narooma"
Gary Ross, Narooma News, 5 May 2004
"Property goes up, so does rent"
Port Macquarie News, 3 May 2004
"Land tax to affect 540,000"
Linda Silmalis, Sunday Telegraph, 2 May 2004
"The poor will pay more in NSW"
Peter Rowan, Property Review, May 2004
"New NSW taxes could hit family home, says REINSW"
Rowen Kelly, Property Review, May 2004
"Mr Egan gets the numbers wrong again"
Rowen Kelly, Property Review, May 2004
"Nationals target State mini budget"
Nick Redmond, Central Western Daily, 29 April 2004
"ACT to help first home buyers"
The Australian, 29 April 2004
"Money going south of border"
Kristy Grant, Border Mail, 28 April 2004
"Tax moves create property unknowns"
Nine msn website – 28 April 2004
"Tax moves create property unknowns: API"
The Age, 28 April 2004
"Trusts sold on land tax cuts"
Leela de Kretser, Herald Sun, 28 April 2004
"Few benefits from land tax cut, says Hocking Stuart"
Greg Hocking, Property Review, 27 April 2004
"States in trade war of words, tax cuts"
Megan Saunders and Michael Bachelard, The Australian, 22 April 2004
"Mini-budget fallout has potential to bring down Carr
government"
David Singer, Property Review, 22 April 2004
"Surprise tax cut wins approval"
Dan Silkstone, The Age, 21 April 2004
"NSW minibudget threatens to cut more public
sector jobs"
Jenny Long, Green Left Weekly, 21 April 2004
"The property revolution ... And, most investors
don't see it coming"
Neil Jenman, Property Review, 21 April 2004
"Fantastic, say property developers"
Liz Gooch, The Age, 21 April 2004
"Cashing in on sense of crisis"
The Daily Telegraph, 20 April 2004
Tax changes 'will help take heat out of housing market'
Sean Nicholls, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2004
"Property tax sparks a stampede"
Paddy Manning, The Australian, 17 April 2004
"Slump in investment unit loans"
David Uren, The Australian, 16 April 2004
"Property
sector hot ... under the collar"
Megan Saunders, The Australian, 16 April 2004
"Property: Tax 'grab' stuns developers"
John Stensholt, Business Review Weekly, 15 April 2004
"NSW mini-budget - Quite a reversal!"
John Edwards, Property Review, 14 April 2004
"Australia's residential sector remains
punch drunk"
Ted McDonnell, Property Review, 14 April 2004
"Mini Boom Then Major Bust: Real Estate Institute"
Gary Ross, Narooma News, 14 April 2004
"Housing reels from loan slump"
Cherelle Murphy, Australian Financial Review, 14 April 2004
"Cracks appear in nest eggs with stamp duty overhaul"
Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 2004
Transcript of proceedings
Alan Jones Interview with Federal Treasurer Peter Costello on 13 April 2004 - 2GB Sydney
"Goulburn buoyancy to continue"
Goulburn Post, 12 April 2004
"Put a stop to mate's junket"
Editorial, Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2004
"Nifty land tax move by Egan"
John Hallows, Weekend Australian, 11 April 2004
"New property laws land Carr in a hole: poll"
Frank Walker, The Sun-Herald, 11 April 2004
"Egging them on to bigger things"
Chris Twyman, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2004
"Asset rich off the tax hook"
Lisa Pryor and Sunanda Creagh, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2004
"The really wealthy could start to feel property pinch"
Maurice Dunlevy, The Australian, 10 April 2004
"Gold Coast developers prepare for Mexican wave"
Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2004
"Taxes mean smart money is anywhere but Sydney property"
Annette Sampson, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2004
"The house rules"
Annette Sampson, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 2004
"Building pressure: apartments fall flat"
Nicolette Casella, Daily Telegraph, 9 April 2004
"Land valuations rise to meet the tax take required"
Letters to the Editor, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2004
"Tax hit reverberates in Reserve Bank bunker"
Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2004
"Small investors flat out paying new land tax as the
dream turns nasty"
Barbara Drury, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2004
"Tax-burdened landlords face years with no rent
increases"
Matt Wade and Ellen Connolly, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2004
"Stamp duty to drive investors away: Costello"
Megan Saunders and Duncan Macfarlane, The Australian, 8 April 2004
"Your questions answered - What the changes to land
tax, exit tax, and the first home-buyer stamp-duty exemption mean for you"
Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2004
"Penny pinchers"
Florence Chong, The Australian, 8 April 2004
"Looking over borders for better deals"
Michael Evans, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2004
"Confusion reigns as taxes hit home"
Carolyn Cummins and Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2004
"Tax shake-up attacked, but rates may fall"
Matt Wade, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2004
"House prices to surge in wake of NSW tax"
Steven Wardill, Courier Mail, 8 April 2004
"Mini-budget revamp raises some truly taxing questions"
Neil Warren, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2004
Transcript of proceedings
John Laws Interview with Federal Treasurer Peter Costello on 7 April 2004 - 2UE Sydney
"No boost to bush from tax break"
Daily Liberal Dubbo, 7 April 2004
"A first step to fixing sins of past"
Editorial, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Carr belts property investors"
Morgan Mellish, Australian Financial Review, 7 April 2004
"Relief for first home buyers"
Keeli Cambourne, South Coast Register, 7 April 2004
"Stamp duty will 'hit housing"
Megan Saunders, News.com, 7 April 2004
"Double whammy in mini-budget, says Stoner"
ABC Mid North Coast, 7 April 2004
"State government in Australia cashes in on property
boom with tax changes"
China Post, 7 April 2004
"How a poor little rich state got in a fix"
Ross Gittins, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Buyers and sellers beware as new costs hit both
sides"
Sunanda Creagh and Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Taxing times for the Meriton generation"
Mark Coultan, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Message to buyers: you're not welcome in NSW"
Annette Simpson, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Land tax extended to small investors"
Sean Nicholls, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2004
"Carr Govt blames mini-Budget deficit on GST shortfall"
Transcript of interview by Tanya Nolan with ABC Finance Correspondent Stephen Long, ABC Radio,
The World Today, 6 April 2004 (12:34am)
"Greedy Tax or Taxing Greed"
Neil Jenman, Property Review, April 2004
"Land Tax for
All"
Stateline, ABC TV, 26 March 2004
"Claim Fed Govt planning national land tax"
ABC New South Wales Web site, 14 March 2004
"Fair system needed to end land tax distortions"
Robert Wainwright, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2004
"Valuation overhaul sought"
Lisa Tisdell, Port Macquarie News, 19 January 2004
"New land tax rocks coast"
Elicia Murray, The Northern Daily Leader, 11 January 2004
"Land-tax changes hit six council areas
- Increase to affect
housing boom beneficiaries, says Govt"
Maitland Mercury, 9 January 2004
"Cold comfort on land tax: let them put homes to let"
Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 2004
"Holiday homes in tax shadow"
Lisa Pryor, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 2004
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