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Adani may still get Taxpayers $Billions

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Why Adani may still get its government loan Brendan Gogarty, University of Tasmania Even though the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced she would be vetoing the around A$1 billion loan to Adani for a rail link to its proposed Carmichael coal mine, funds could still flow to the company. Currently in caretaker...
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Glencore moves $Billions offshore

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The Australian arm of the global mining giant Glencore has been involved in cross-currency swaps of up to $25bn of a type under specific investigation by the Australian tax office, the Paradise Papers reveal. Glencore, the world’s largest mining company by revenue, has attracted significant controversy since its entry into...
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Paradise Papers

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A trove of 13.4 million records exposes ties between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, the secret dealings of the chief fundraiser for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the offshore interests of the queen of England and more than 120 politicians around the world. The leaked documents,...
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Glencore and The Paradise Papers

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Glencore responds to ICIJ’s questions Glencore requested ICIJ publish its full response to our questions relating to our story about Glencore in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following is what they supplied. UPDATED STATEMENT BY GLENCORE AND KATANGA TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, 27TH OCTOBER 2017 Background In June...
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Political donations in Australia: Snapshot 2

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Infographic: a snapshot of political donations in Australia Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; Michael Courts, The Conversation, and Reema Rattan, The Conversation Catch up on other articles in the series here. Emil Jeyaratnam, Multimedia Editor, The Conversation; Michael Courts, Deputy Section Editor: Politics + Society, The Conversation, and Reema Rattan, Global Commissioning Editor,...
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Tax rorts – Or Tax Minimisation

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ICIJ Key Findings 9 Dec 2014 Pepsi, IKEA, AIG, Coach, Deutsche Bank, Abbott Laboratories and nearly 340 other companies have secured secret deals from Luxembourg that allowed many of them to slash their global tax bills. PriceWaterhouseCoopers has helped multinational companies obtain at least 548 tax rulings in Luxembourg from 2002...
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Who is responsible for online betting bombardment

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South Australia's gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting William Hill is among the online bookies to be registered in the Northern Territory, where the tax and regulatory environment is more favourable. AAP/Lukas Coch Charles Livingstone, Monash University The South Australian government will introduce from July a “point-of-consumption tax” to claw...
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Paying the piper and calling the tune? Following ClubsNSW’s political donations

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Paying the piper and calling the tune? Following ClubsNSW's political donations Former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell struck a deal with ClubsNSW while in opposition. AAP/Dan Himbrechts Charles Livingstone, Monash University and Maggie Johnson, Monash University Part of the reason why the poker-machine lobby is successful in defeating any attempt to contain it is...
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Gambling industry finds plenty of political guns for hire to defend the status quo

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Gambling industry finds plenty of political guns for hire to defend the status quo Stephen Conroy is to head up a new gambling industry body, Responsible Wagering Australia. AAP/Mick Tsikas Charles Livingstone, Monash University Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy, who left parliament in September, has gone to work for the gambling industry as...
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Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names

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Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names The gambling lobby continues to provide substantial support to political parties. from shutterstock.com Charles Livingstone, Monash University and Maggie Johnson, Monash University The gambling industry declared A$1,294,501 in donations to Australian political parties in 2015-16. Our analysis of the latest Australian Electoral Commission...
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