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The Australian Government has appointed Rob Heferen as the next Commissioner of Taxation, Registrar of the Australian Business Register, the Australian Business Registry Services, and… Read More ›

The Australian Government has released the 2023‑24 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The mid-year update forecasts a much smaller deficit of $1.1 billion in… Read More ›

Response to PwC – Enhancing the Tax Practitioners Board’s sanctions regime Date: 10 December 2023 – 21 January 2024 The government has released a consultation… Read More ›

High energy prices triggered by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine prompted governments to reduce excise taxes during 2022, leading to lower tax levels in… Read More ›

Date: 08 December 2023 – 22 December 2023 The Treasury is consulting on the Taxation Administration (Meaning of End Benefit) Instrument 2023 (2023 instrument) which remakes the… Read More ›

As part of the broader health and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) deal brokered between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories, the Commonwealth Government… Read More ›

Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Director Robert Breunig and Research Fellow Yinjunjie Jacquelyn Zhang has been awarded the 2024 Kuznets Prize for their open access… Read More ›

Superannuation in retirement, Treasury The Government has released a discussion paper seeking community and industry views on how the superannuation system can best provide the… Read More ›

The Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services tabled its final report, recommending large scale reform to fundamentally rebuild the Commonwealth Employment Services System. The… Read More ›

The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Iain Anderson, has published a report regarding his office’s investigation, ‘Accountability in Action: Services Australia and the Department of Social Services’ response… Read More ›