Thursday, September 25, 2025

Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it

Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it George Rennie, University of Melbourne Political donations and lobbying are a significant drain on the economy as it can damage competition, create...

Australia is missing out on tax revenue from gas projects

Australia is missing out on tax revenue from gas projects Diane Kraal, Monash University Despite huge investment from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, the revenue generated by taxing gas is falling. This is in part...

Why is Corporate Tax Optional?

The tax office has revealed 36% of the largest public companies and multinational entities in Australia paid no tax in the most recent financial year on record.. It covers the 2015-16 financial year, revealing key...

Adani’s planned Carmichael coal mine to shift millions to Cayman Islands controlled company

Adani's planned Carmichael coal mine to shift millions to Cayman Islands controlled company   Up to $3 billion from Adani's planned Carmichael coal mine will be shifted to a subsidiary owned in the Cayman Islands if...

Ponzi Scheme

What is a 'Ponzi Scheme' A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The Ponzi scheme generates returns for older investors by acquiring new investors. This is...

Pin-stripe mafia’ corrupt Australia’s Tax System – the Big Four

How the 'pin-stripe mafia' design corporate tax avoidance. Podcast audio from the Tax Justice Network is both informative and disturbing. The current tax system is broken beyond repair. After two years of the OECD trying to...

Three strategies to fight the tax avoidance revealed by the Paradise Papers

Three strategies to fight the tax avoidance revealed by the Paradise Papers The first strategy is to require the public disclosure of country by country reporting of company tax affairs. Shutterstock Roman Lanis, University of Technology Sydney...

Adani may still get Taxpayers $Billions

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...

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