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The comments come as tax bills from 2025–26 returns fall due, and as the interest charge on unpaid tax is no longer tax-deductible.

Both measures are already law, passed as part of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026. Neither applies to the 2025–26 tax return most people have just lodged.

The zone tax offset is worth $338 a year for a Zone A resident, $57 for Zone B and $1,173 for a special area, before any extra amount for dependants.

The proposals come from the Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA NSW), the peak body for community housing providers. Reports on 4 November said that the association commissioned analysis from the Labor-aligned McKell Institute and presented it in NSW Parliament.

Off-the-plan concessions in Victoria reduce stamp duty (land transfer duty) by letting buyers deduct construction costs from the price used to calculate duty. A buyer who signs before building work is finished generally pays duty only on the value of what exists at the …

The Victorian election policy tracker, updated on 4 November, lists these One Nation promises on property and related taxes:

Labor's headline housing promise is to build 26,500 new homes reserved for first-home buyers, according to the election policy tracker. The homes would be sold at market prices in Melbourne and major regional cities, with the first expected in 2027.