Hi Vicky,

I have some news I’d like to share with you.

After months of work, consultation and conversations across our community, I’m launching my first in a series of Tax White Papers.

These papers follow on from the Green Paper I launched in November 2024 that identified three key reasons for reform: younger, working Australians are struggling to get ahead; our business investment and productivity is sluggish, and our energy transition is slower and more costly than necessary.

The first white paper will focus on the first of these issues.

Next Wednesday 11th March, I’ll be speaking at the National Press Club to outline why our personal income tax system is no longer fit for purpose, and how we can reform it to restore reward for effort, strengthen intergenerational fairness, and support productivity and growth.

It's simple: Australia should be a place where you can build wealth and create opportunity off your own back, not just off your parents'. My new paper outlines how we can get back to that - responsibly and credibly.

This paper builds on the work many of you have contributed to over the past year – roundtables with economists and business leaders, conversations with young people, discussions about bracket creep and cost-of-living pressures, and analysis of how our system compares internationally.

Tax reform is not easy, but it is necessary. I believe we need a serious, practical plan that improves fairness while strengthening our economy for the long term.

I’d love you to be part of the conversation.

National Press Club Address

Wednesday 11 March, 12:30pm

I will formally launch the White Paper at the National Press Club.

The address will be televised on ABC News 24, and can also be streamed live via the National Press Club Youtube.

Community Zoom – White Paper Q&A

Wednesday 11 March, 6:00pm

Just hours after the Press Club address, I’ll host a community Zoom with economist Professor John Daley AM to debrief on the speech and explain the White Paper in plain English.

I know many won't have had the time to read the full paper yet, so there'll be opportunity to ask your questions of me, as well as challenge and interrogate the ideas.

Business Breakfast – Community White Paper Launch

Wednesday 18 March, 7:30am
North Bondi

Join me, along with economists Dr Ken Henry AC and Chris Richardson, for a discussion on the state of the Australian economy and what serious personal income tax reform could look like.

This event is welcome to all. Light refreshments and tea and coffee will be served, and you will be able to get your hands on a hard copy of the White Paper.

In Conversation with Punters Politics – for Gen Z and Millennials

Thursday 19 March, 6:30pm
Paddington

Hosted by Konrad from Punters Politics, this evening event is especially aimed at getting younger generations (i.e. those in their 20s and 30s) engaged in this important conversation about tax reform.

While we would love everyone to attend, I’d particularly encourage you to share this invitation with your children, grandchildren, younger colleagues and friends. I’m looking forward to hearing directly from younger Australians about how they see the tax system and to having my ideas challenged.

There will be many more opportunities to engage in the weeks ahead, including pop-ups across the community.

This is the start of an open conversation about how we fix a system that is no longer working as it should. I hope you’ll join me.

Warmly,
Allegra