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Share investing in Australia.

A practical guide to share investing in Australia: ASX shares, ETFs, LICs, dividends, franking credits, brokers and tax. No hot tips or charting theatre — just the structures, costs and rules that shape what you actually keep.

ExchangeASX

Broad-market benchmarkS&P/ASX 200

Core structuresETFs & LICs

Tax topicsCGT & franking

Evergreen reference guide · rules checked against official sources

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Could AI and robots make Australia a manufacturing superpower — hypothetical delivered cost of a washing machine made in China and in Australia, today, after automation and with on-site solar, richer.au illustration

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Ore in. Finished goods out?

Robots are shrinking the wage gap that sent Australian ore offshore. What it means for factories, jobs, migration, property and the ASX — tested against China, Vietnam and India.

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Published Oct 202635 min readThematic investing

S&P/ASX 200

200

large, liquid ASX companies

CGT qualifying period

12+ mo

subject to eligibility rules

CGT discount to 30 Jun 2027

50%

then indexation + 30% minimum tax

ETF diversification

1 trade

can hold a basket of assets

Official references: ASX index guide, ATO CGT guide and ASIC MoneySmart ETF guide.

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Ore in. Finished goods out?

Robots are shrinking the wage gap that sent Australian ore offshore. What it means for factories, jobs, migration, property and the ASX — tested against China, Vietnam and India.

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ASX REITs: what's worth buying — the 20 largest A-REITs compared on yield, P/E, price to NTA and payback years, richer.au illustration

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Listed property is on sale. Is it cheap?

The 20 largest ASX REITs compared on yield, P/E, price-to-NTA, payback years and broker targets — and whether a REIT beats buying a property outright.

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Global quantum computing revenue was US$1.4 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow about 30 per cent a year, while the nine listed quantum pure plays already carry about US$50 billion of market value

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Quantum will grow 30% a year. That is the easy part.

Quantum revenue should grow 30% a year. Why that alone does not make the listed pure plays a good ten-year hold.

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Australia is 1.6 per cent of global listed equity value while the ASX 200 holds close to 60 per cent in banks and miners

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Australia is home. Your portfolio doesn’t have to be.

Australia is 1.6% of global listed equity. What that means for an ASX-only portfolio, and what going offshore actually costs.

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Alibaba shares valuation range, bear base and bull estimates, August 2026

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Alibaba shares: a bargain or a value trap?

Alibaba trades near US$120 while analysts average about US$187. The bull case, the bear case, the valuation and the risks.

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Fusion energy and AI infrastructure investment illustration

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Fusion energy and the AI power crunch

What Australians can actually buy as AI power demand meets the long, speculative road to commercial fusion.

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Seven ASX-listed ETFs shown as segments of the global investable market

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7 ETFs that cover the entire market

Five equity funds and two bond funds that own nearly the entire investable market — the tickers, the weights and the true cost.

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Three steps

STEP 01

Sort the account before the shares

Broker model, whose name the holding sits in, and whether you buy personally, through a trust or inside super. Changing it later is a capital gains event.

STEP 02

Buy the market, not the story

A handful of broad index funds gets you the whole market for a fraction of a per cent. Everything past that has to earn its fee.

STEP 03

Know what you keep after tax

Franking credits, the CGT discount at twelve months, and how dividends land on your return. The after-tax number is the only one that counts.

Australian share investing, answered

Common questions

What is an ETF?

An exchange traded fund is a managed fund bought and sold on an exchange. It can hold a basket of shares or other assets, which can make diversification possible in a single trade. Fees, tracking method, liquidity and the assets held still matter. See ASIC MoneySmart's ETF guide.

How does the Australian CGT discount apply to shares?

Eligible Australian resident individuals may generally reduce a qualifying capital gain by 50% after applying capital losses if the shares were held for at least 12 months. Different rules apply to companies, super funds and some non-residents, so check the current ATO CGT guide or obtain tax advice.

What are franking credits?

A franking credit represents Australian company tax already paid on profits distributed as a franked dividend. The credit and franked amount appear on the dividend statement, and their tax treatment depends on the investor's circumstances. The ATO explains the terminology.

Are index funds and ETFs risk-free?

No. Diversification can reduce exposure to a single company, but market values and income can fall. Currency, concentration, liquidity, tracking and product-structure risks can also matter. Read the product disclosure statement and compare the investment with your time horizon and risk tolerance.

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