Australia news live: Hume says Liberals would oppose any increase to capital gains tax; Taylor refuses to be drawn on new frontbench
February 15, 2026 | by Vanshika


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Australia news live: Hume says Liberals would oppose any increase to capital gains tax; Taylor refuses to be drawn on new frontbench
New deputy leader says ‘energy abundance’ will bring prices down. Follow the latest updates liveOn immigration, and in a hint to the future direction of the Coalition, Hume says that immigration policy is “out of control”, and there is a mismatch between values.A reset on immigration is profoundly important. We want to see a lower number of people come to our country, but we also want to raise the standards. What that looks like, I won’t get into the details today.But I think all Australians know if you come here, coming to Australia, living in Australia is one of the greatest gifts that could ever be given to anybody. Which is why we want to make sure the people who do come here share our beliefs, share our respect for the rule of law and for democracy.If people were open-minded to the idea of lifting the moratorium on nuclear energy, which
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