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More Than 40 Young Tech Leaders Push Back on Labor’s Capital Gains Tax Overhaul

‘We work the hours, we carry the risk,’ the tech start-up founders said in the letter.
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More Than 40 Young Tech Leaders Push Back on Labor’s Capital Gains Tax Overhaul
Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 13, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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More than forty Australian tech business leaders under the age of 40 have urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to carve out shares and business equity from his government’s capital gains tax overhaul.

The letter has 45 signatories including Linktree co-founder and CEO Alex Zaccaria, hospitality ordering platform me&u’s Kim Teo, and medical testing company Everlab’s co-founders Georgia Vidler and Marc Hermann.

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Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]