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Independent MP Allegra Spender will hold what's being referred to as a tax reform roundtable today. She told RN Breakfast this morning reforming the tax system would help Australia solve some of its biggest problems" like sluggish productivity and the cost of living crisis affecting young people, as well as fund the climate transition.

The goal for this roundtable is to both contribute to the treasurer's economic roundtable, contribute to a broader push for broader tax reform, and also bring the community on board ...

I think we do have an opportunity in this term of parliament and into the next election to potentially make the sort of significant reforms that can set up our community for the next decades to come.