Damian Oliver, University of Technology Sydney
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says in ‘‘an ideal world’’ he is open to political funding reform. He cites annual caps on donations and limiting them to individuals, not unions or corporations. At least that...
What do businesses get in return for their political donations?
Lindy Edwards, UNSW Australia
Money makes the world of politics go around and, as recent scandals afflicting both major political parties have shown, keeping it clean...
Similar to the argument in favour of political advertising is that third party donations are a form of freedom of speech . A contrary view suggests that they significantly reduce public confidence in the...
Article by Greg Jericho
For Malcolm Turnbull the election is all about jobs and growth and a belief that a company tax cut and reducing government spending is the way to achieve both. But in...
French police and prosecutors have swooped on Google’s Paris offices, intensifying a tax-fraud probe amid accusations the Internet giant fails to pay its fair share across the European Union.
The raids are part of a...
Poor customer service or not responding adequately to a consumer complaint will be grounds for a business to be named and shamed online under guidelines released for the first government-backed NSW Complaints Register.
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Google’s tax deal raises the question of whether the government is taking too soft a tone with multinationals over their tax.
When Google reached a £130m settlement with the British taxman last week, George Osborne...