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Tom McIlroy

Canberra

Writer and Journalist at Australian Financial Review

Federal political correspondent with The Australian Financial Review.

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  • Teal confidence growing as Liberal support slides

    3 days ago | afr.com | Tom McIlroy |Paul Karp

    Apr 21, 2025 – 6.56pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election. Teal campaigners are increasingly confident they can oust senior Liberal Dan Tehan and snag the regional NSW seats of Cowper and Calare at the May 3 election, further complicating Peter Dutton’s road to The Lodge. Loading...

  • Peter Dutton says tax bracket indexation plan an ‘aspiration’ for Liberals

    1 week ago | afr.com | Tom McIlroy

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says his plan to index personal income tax brackets is an aspiration and not a formal Coalition policy ahead of the May 3 election, insisting the change would not require a new mandate from voters. Struggling to make ground on Labor in opinion polls, little more than two weeks out from polling day, Dutton on Thursday said eliminating bracket creep by indexing tax income brackets could only occur after budget repair. Loading...

  • Coalition wants wage growth to outstrip house prices

    1 week ago | afr.com | Tom McIlroy

    The federal opposition wants wage growth to outstrip house prices in Australia, as both sides dismiss warnings from economists and housing experts that policies to boost home ownership will only push up demand. Loading...

  • Dutton won over this undecided voter. He should be allowed to meet more

    1 week ago | afr.com | Tom McIlroy

    Dutton won over this undecided voter. He should be allowed to meet moreCampaign 2025 is the most controlled election in living memory. The party leaders should show voters their real selves more often.

  • First home buyer promises by both sidese of politics are irresponsible and will drive up house prices and will not six the supply crisis, experts say

    1 week ago | afr.com | Tom McIlroy

    Apr 14, 2025 – 4.58pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Economists and leading tax experts have panned Labor and the Coalition’s competing election promises on mortgage interest deductions and standardised tax returns, accusing both sides of breaking with orthodoxy and shirking reform to chase votes instead.

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