The Great Australian Squeeze

Nation First looks into how aspiration is now a taxable offence in Australia, with bracket creep and double standards gutting the dreams of workers while multinationals and elites walk free.

Dear friend,

Australia used to pride itself on giving those who genuinely wanted to climb the ladder a chance—a hand up, not a handout.

But for decades now, Aussies have endured a tax system that punishes the truly aspirational and clandestinely raids the wallets of those who can least afford it. Bracket creep — the insidious phenomenon where inflation pu…