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It highlights concerns from investors, economists, the Productivity Commission, the Parliamentary Budget Office, and signals that tax changes could undermine innovation, productivity, and investment—just as the country needs to strengthen sovereign capabilities. It also links energy transition, housing policy effects, and spending pressures to slower productivity, weaker wage growth, and ultimately higher taxes.","Why Greenland matters Ian Plimer Pauline’s problem with costs Louise Clegg  \n18 july 2026 | A$14 . 99/NZ$15 .99  \n[www.spectator.com.au | est. 1828](www.spectator.com.au | est. 1828)  \nBurnham’s bill  \nThe new PM can’t afford to please everyone, says Tim Shipman  \nCOUNT BINFACE  \non The Odyssey  \nTry 10 issues for just $10  \nWITH FULL WEBSITE AND APP ACCESS  \nYour subscription includes  \nü Weekly delivery of the magazine  \nü Unlimited access [at www.spectator.com.au](at www.spectator.com.au)  \nü The Spectator Australia app, on mobile and tablet  \nü Spectator Australia newsletters and podcasts  \nThree easy ways to subscribe  \n [Go to www.spectator.com.au/page24](Go to www.spectator.com.au/page24)  \n Call 1800 809 233 quoting ref. 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If you are happy to receive such offers, please tick here n. TERMS & CONDITIONS: Please note payments are processed in the UK and, as such, your bank may charge you an international transaction fee. Your subscription will continue automatically unless you cancel. Any subscription cancellations will take effect at the end of the current term. Refunds will not be given for any undelivered issues.  \nThe warnings keep coming  \nMore than two months after Treas  \nurer Jim Chalmers delivered his  \nbudget, the warnings keep coming. Mr Chalmers ignored Opposition leader Angus Taylor’s criticism. He now appears equally unwilling to listen to a growing chorus of investors, economists, the Productivity Commission, the Parliamentary Budget Office and even lifelong Labor voter and comedian Dave ‘Hughesy’Hughes, who calls the budget ‘an absolute disgrace’, and says the response from audiences has been unlike anything he has experienced.  \nOf particular concern are the warnings from those responsible for creating Australia’s future wealth. The Australian Investment Council, whose members collectively invest about $120 billion annually through venture capital, private equity and superannuation funds, has warned Treasury that the government’s capital gains tax changes threaten “innovation, productivity and national investment”. Investors say the changes will drive investment in industries such as artificial intelligence and defence offshore, precisely when Australia should be strengthening its sovereign capabilities. The Productivity Commission also issued a warning. Billions of dollars poured into renewable energy have coincided with weak productivity growth, while households continue to pay higher electricity bills. Meanwhile, CSIRO and the Australian Energy Market Operator forecast that electricity generation costs will rise sharply as ageing coal-fired power stations are replaced with unreliable renewables in pur-  \nsuit of net zero.  \nThen comes the Parliamentary Budget Office with perhaps the bleakest assessment of all. Unless spending is brought under control, there is little prospect of both balancing the budget and delivering meaningful income tax relief over the next decade. Instead, Australians will shoulder an ever-growing share of the tax burden as personal income tax becom","cbCaiveuNU3ZEJYw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiveuNU3ZEJYw","pdf",16667848,1,64,"English","en",105,"# The warnings after the budget\n## Investor and economic institution concerns\n## Productivity, wages, and taxes\n## Housing, energy, and policy trade-offs","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article say the warnings after the budget have continued?\",\"answer\":\"It says warnings persisted more than two months after the budget, with little sign the government is listening to criticisms from opposition, investors, economists, and government-linked bodies.\"},{\"question\":\"Which policy area does the article focus on as threatening innovation and investment?\",\"answer\":\"The article focuses on capital gains tax changes, warning they could harm innovation, productivity, and national investment, affecting sectors such as AI and defence.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article connect productivity to wages and living standards?\",\"answer\":\"It argues productivity ultimately determines wages and living standards, and that discouraging investment leads to business stagnation, fewer opportunities, and weaker outcomes for workers.\"},{\"question\":\"What examples does the article use to show good intentions producing poor outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It cites housing policy effects from changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, alongside energy transition forecasts that electricity generation costs will rise as older coal plants are replaced by unreliable renewables.\"}]","The Spectator Australia - 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