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One third of big companies didn't pay tax: ATO

Almost a third of Australia’s biggest companies didn’t pay any tax last year, despite soaring commodity prices driving the overall take up by $6.6 billion.

Judge orders Trump to hand over finance records

A judge has ruled in favour of a US House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records, dealing an early setback to his legal battle with Congress.

Tax policy is a key election battleground for the Coaltion and Labor. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas

Federal election tax brawl heats up

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is fighting back against Labor’s claim that Australians earning up to $125,000 will get the same tax cuts or better if it won the election than they would under the coalition.

"Hard decisions" mean Labor can offer tax cuts, says Shorten

Bill Shorten says his hard decisions on negative gearing and capital gains tax mean he can offer voters almost double the coalition’s tax cuts at the next election.

Why special tax breaks for seniors should go

Tax breaks for older Australians may seem like a just reward for a lifetime of paying tax, but the authors of a new report from the Grattan Institute argue that winding them back would create a fairer system for everyone.

Sportsbet's "absolute dummy spit" over SA's gambling tax

The State Government and welfare agencies have hit back at online betting giant Sportsbet, after it scrapped plans for a $20 million high-tech data facility in Adelaide in protest at Labor’s new gambling tax.

Shorten plays to Labor’s strengths in budget reply

There were three competing and conflicting narratives in the Coalition’s budget. First, there was the narrative that Malcolm Turnbull and colleagues have been playing up – that their budget built on tax cuts for middle-income earners and small (and not-so-small) business – was part of their long-term plan for economic growth.

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