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A Tax Ombudsman review into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) service to agents has found increasing agent dissatisfaction with poor service and evidence of a… Read More ›

Australia compares well internationally with other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ranking more favourably on many welfare measures including tertiary… Read More ›

Spending Smarter: How Efficient and Well-Allocated Public Spending Can Boost Economic Growth This Fiscal Monitor explores how governments can improve economic growth prospects by enhancing… Read More ›

The Australian Government has announced changes to its superannuation tax reform. The changes include: introduce a second threshold, with a tax rate of 40 per… Read More ›

The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released by the Australian Council… Read More ›

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published its eleventh annual report on corporate tax transparency. This year’s tax transparency report covers 4,110 corporate entities, of… Read More ›

Is Haig-Simons Still Relevant to Tax Reform in Australia? Author: Paul Tilley 2025 marks 50 years since Australia’s seminal Asprey review, the 1975 Taxation Review Committee. The… Read More ›

The Tax Ombudsman is undertaking a review of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) decision making in relation to the general interest charges (GIC) on tax… Read More ›

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced a Productivity Commission inquiry into the 2018 changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) distribution, as required under legislation.… Read More ›

The Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has released the 2025-26 Medium-Term Budget Outlook: Beyond the Budget report. The report presents the agency’s independent projections for… Read More ›