Yes, young Australians will feel the budget changes more acutely. But the risk is that they don’t go far enough (opens in new tab)

Housing is as much a supply problem as it is a tax one. Until more homes are built, changing tax settings will only go so farI bought my first home because I got lucky in the stock market. After holding an ASX investment for a year, the returns – half tax‑free – helped me scrape together a deposit for a one-bedroom apartment in Canberra. But it was a workaround for a deeper problem: a steady salary was not enough to secure a basic need like housing. For a long time, I believed home ownership ...