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Live: 'Widow tax' fix expected to be fast-tracked after Taylor ultimatum

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 18 August 2026 at 6:57 am

A fix to the so-called widow tax is expected to be fast-tracked after Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalled he was open to addressing it sooner rather than later.

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