Scott Morrison lambasted Labor's proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax during a recent appearance on Sydney radio, using police officers as an example of those who may be affected.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg claims that two-thirds of people who use negative gearing have a taxable income of less than $80,000 a year.

Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer argues Labor's negative gearing policy would disadvantage average earners, claiming two-thirds of negative gearers have incomes of $80,000.

Treasurer Scott Morrison claims Australians on modest incomes make up the "vast majority" of negative gearers — with two-thirds earning a taxable income of $80,000 or less, and a similar proportion owning just one property.

Treasurer Joe Hockey claims abolishing negative gearing could push up rents, because that's what happened in the 1980s.

In the lead up to the 2019 federal election, RMIT ABC Fact Check examines how tax data is being used in the public policy debate.

This policy sets out the Labor party's plan on housing. It includes strategies to address affordability and to support housing construction by reforming negative gearing and capital gains tax arrangements. Links include previously archived and updated versions.

Given the developments in the Australian property market since 2015-16, and the repeated claims from Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg and others, that reform of the negative gearing policy would have severe negative impacts, this report argues that it's time to revisit the policy, in light...

The Morrison Government is keen to highlight the number of people who negatively gear but this hides where most of the benefit is going. There are a small number of high income property investors who are negatively gearing large numbers of properties or expensive properties.

This study focused on the Australian private rental sector including formal rules (policies and regulation); organisations and structures; and informal rules (social norms and practices), and reviewed the sector in ten countries.