We need to talk about negative gearing says ANZ boss Mike Smith

By Clancy Yeates and Nassim Khadem
Updated May 6 2015 - 10:08am, first published May 5 2015 - 5:26pm
"It was a glitch in the way that the system had been set up," chief executive Mike Smith told journalists. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
"It was a glitch in the way that the system had been set up," chief executive Mike Smith told journalists. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

ANZ chief executive Mike Smith says negative gearing should be up for discussion in the Abbott government's tax review, but warns that any changes to the popular tax break should be part of longer-term reform.