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Startup CGT carve-outs 2026: Labor lifts threshold to $10m
Startup CGT carve-outs 2026: Labor lifted the small-business threshold to $10 million and promised founder relief after backlash.
Startup CGT carve-outs: Labor moves to policy design
Startup CGT carve-outs are now Labor's consultation problem, with founders watching whether Canberra offers real relief or just narrows the backlash.
Startup CGT concessions: Labor weighs a narrow carve-out
Startup CGT concessions are now a live policy question as Labor weighs a narrow carve-out to protect founder equity, ESOPs and venture returns.
Industry Growth Program pause deepens startup pressure
Industry Growth Program pause adds grant uncertainty as founders face CGT fights and Canberra leans harder on tax reform to back startup growth.
Charlton's local AI push collides with Chalmers' startup tax fight
Andrew Charlton wants Australia to buy local AI, but founders say the budget's capital gains changes could make it harder to build the companies Canberra wants.
Australian startups warn CGT overhaul could blunt R&D tax incentive boost
Australian startup founders and tax advisers say proposed cuts to the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount risk undercutting an expected lift to the R&D Tax Incentive cap, days before Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the 12 May 2026 federal budget.