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Diversity and local voices at risk as media owners aim to become emperors of everything

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has announced a shake-up of Australia’s media ownership laws. So, what rules are being scrapped? And how might their axing affect Australia’s media sector? The rules On the chopping block are the...
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Facebook to pay millions of pounds more in UK tax

Facebook could pay millions of pounds in UK tax after approving fundamental changes to its corporate structure in Europe. Starting in April, the world’s largest social network will change its policy so that revenue generated...
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Retiring federal politicians will get six-figure pensions for life

Former ministers Warren Truss and Ian Macfarlane are among 16 retiring MPs who will benefit from a generous six-figure parliamentary pension. Photo: Andrew Meares The majority of federal politicians who have announced their retirement this...
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U.S. watchdog to probe Fed’s lax oversight of Wall Street

A U.S. watchdog agency is preparing to investigate whether the Federal Reserve and other regulators are too soft on the banks they are meant to police, after a written request from Democratic lawmakers that...
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11-year-old Taylor Crozier gets first hole-in-one at Tiger Woods’ golf course – Bluejack National

South Texas PGA junior Taylor Crozier plays the opening shot on a new golf course designed by Tiger Woods, and scores a hole-in-one, sending the crowd wild. The 11-year-old managed the feat on Wednesday...
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Big four accounting firms avoid scrutiny in multinational tax avoidance

Not convinced: Labor Senator and tax avoidance inquiry committee Chair Sam Dastyari says corporate tax cheats should be named and shamed by the tax office. The Senate Inquiry into corporate tax avoidance is due to...
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Morrison ticks off sale of Australia’s biggest dairy to Chinese buyer

February 23, 2016 by Michelle Grattan Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Scott Morrison has approved the $280 million sale of Australia’s largest dairy farming business to the Chinese-owned Moon Lake Investments. Morrison announced he had...
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Should Australians follow the British lead and boycott tax avoiders?

Elfriede Sangkuhl, The Conversation December 18, 2012 In the UK the recent boycott of Starbucks by consumers has helped elicit a pledge from the coffee giant to pay £20 million in taxes over the next...
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