How the Coalition played a long game to win the franking credits debate
Did a niche tax reform become one of the deciding issues of this election campaign, ultimately leading the Coalition to victory?
While there is no way of empirically knowing if Labor’s plan to reform franking credits explains voters’ swings against them, there are some indications that it hurt them and they know it.
But first, what are franking credits?
It was difficult to escape the term “franking credits” during the campaign, and there is still quite a bit of murkiness around it.
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About the author
Jennine Khalik
Reporter
Jennine has seven years’ experience as a general and investigative reporter at the ABC, The Australian and News Local/ news.com.au. She was a researcher and digital producer for the ABC documentary series Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane.
