{"id":23145,"date":"2026-05-19T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/pocock-urges-cgt-changes-as-albanese-laughs-off-ai-meme-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:37:17","slug":"pocock-urges-cgt-changes-as-albanese-laughs-off-ai-meme-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/pocock-urges-cgt-changes-as-albanese-laughs-off-ai-meme-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocock urges CGT changes as Albanese laughs off AI meme campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for \u2018very flattering\u2019 images<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anthony Albanese has laughed off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/may\/17\/tech-founders-use-ai-generated-images-to-poke-fun-at-anthony-albanese-in-protest-against-tax-changes\">an AI-generated meme campaign<\/a> against capital gains tax changes from startup founders, thanking them for \u201cvery flattering\u201d doctored photos of him working in their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>But independent politicians representing some of Australia\u2019s startup hotspots have raised alarm over the proposed increase to capital gains tax, warning the tax changes could see innovative companies and tech firms move overseas to chase higher rewards.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/may\/19\/australia-federal-budget-responses-albanese-ai-memes-david-pocock-warning\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/bc5d892db4a82e2e8effccfcc801ebb0311a8180\/0_103_1046_837\/master\/1046.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c2e8b64ebc5c94692de464b0e02b4f1b\" title=\"Pocock urges CGT changes as Albanese laughs off AI meme campaign\" \/>Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for \u2018very flattering\u2019 images<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<br \/>\nAnthony Albanese has laughed off an AI-generated meme campaign against capital gains tax changes from startup founders, thanking them for \u201cvery flattering\u201d doctored photos of him working in their businesses.<br \/>\nBut independent politicians representing some of Australia\u2019s startup hotspots have raised alarm over the proposed increase to capital gains tax, warning the tax changes could see innovative companies and tech firms move overseas to chase higher rewards. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for \u2018very flattering\u2019 images Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has laughed off an AI-generated meme campaign against capital gains tax changes from startup founders, thanking them for \u201cvery flattering\u201d doctored photos of him &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/pocock-urges-cgt-changes-as-albanese-laughs-off-ai-meme-campaign\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pocock urges CGT changes as Albanese laughs off AI meme campaign<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23145"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}