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How to win government procurement?

The 2026 Federal Budget introduced one of the biggest changes to Australia's Capital Gains Tax (CGT) system in decades. From 1 July 2027, the traditional 50% CGT discount for most investments will gradually be replaced with an inflation-indexed cost base and a minimum 30% tax on real capital gains. Existing investments are not simply thrown into the new rules overnight—there are transitional arrangements that effectively separate gains made before and after 1 July 2027. The f

The ongoing instability in the Middle East and repeated disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly reshaping how Australia thinks about energy security, transport and electric vehicles. What was once viewed primarily as a climate and sustainability issue is now increasingly becoming a national resilience and cost-of-living issue. For Australian households and businesses, the connection between overseas conflict and local petrol prices has become impossib