Tax
Coalition’s company tax cut
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey joined Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in Adelaide today to announce the Coalition’s first major economic policy......
Smokers fuming over new tax increase
The Government’s new tobacco tax was introduced today which involves a 12.5 percent tax rise each year over the next......
Coalition says carbon tax is still with us
The opposition says says that the government’s decision to convert the carbon tax to an emissions trading scheme one year......
Scientists say we could lose species as a result of carbon tax cuts
Kevin Rudd today announced a cut to the Biodiversity Fund in an effort to plug the gap in the budget......
Abbott moves cross hairs from ‘carbon tax’ to market for ‘invisible gas’
Now that the government has decided to ditch the carbon tax, Tony Abbott has today lashed out at emissions trading,......
Election 2013: Will repealing the carbon tax reduce electricity prices?
One of the centrepieces of the Coalition’s election campaign is their promise to repeal the carbon tax, which Tony Abbott......
Combet ‘defers’ carbon cuts as the deficit grows
Greg Combet today announced that the Carbon Tax compensation has been ‘deferred’ amidst the backdrop of a looming Budget deficit......
Earmarked tax – Where do your dollars go?
Have you ever looked at your payslip and wondered where your tax dollars are going? The Gillard government has announced......
Offshore finance scandals unlikely to lead to more transparency
Despite a constant stream of revelations about the global use of tax havens in recent months, experts say that we’re......
Higher taxes needed to combat budget shortfall, experts say
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has today revealed that current budget forecasts are lower than expected. Much lower. With Australia looking......