Tax office rips $200m from returns over claimed Centrelink debts

The Australian Taxation Office has collected more than $200 million in the past three years from the tax refunds of Centrelink recipients to recoup overpayments.

Debt warning as credit agency voices doubts on budget savings

A major credit rating agency has sounded an ominous caution over Rob Lucas’s debt-laden state budget, warning its projected savings “could be difficult to achieve” – which would see further borrowing to balance the books.