Labor will break an election promise if it follows through on changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions in next week’s federal budget. Plus, the PM says Australia and Japan are ‘closer than ever’ and public hearings in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion get underway. 

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Jim Chalmers says winding back property tax concessions is the ‘right decision’

Commentary by Nick Cater: He helped create the problem, now Jim wants you to pay

PM tells Japanese counterpart 'alliance never stronger'

Takaichi says joint alliance with the US 'indispensable'

Commissioner Bell says hearings will examine 'sharp spike' in antisemitism

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