Tax
Hidden nasties in carbon tax repeal bill
First item on the agenda for the Coalition, who faced their first day in parliament as government, was the repeal......
Treasurer Joe Hockey scraps Labor’s proposed tax changes
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has flagged a series of cuts to proposed tax changes put forth by the previous government.......
Tony Shepherd to head up a Federal Commission of Audit
The Abbott government has appointed a prominent businessman to head up a federal commission of audit. Tony Shepherd is the......
Coalition’s company tax cut
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey joined Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in Adelaide today to announce the Coalition’s first major economic policy......
Smokers fuming over new tax increase
The Government’s new tobacco tax was introduced today which involves a 12.5 percent tax rise each year over the next......
Coalition says carbon tax is still with us
The opposition says says that the government’s decision to convert the carbon tax to an emissions trading scheme one year......
Scientists say we could lose species as a result of carbon tax cuts
Kevin Rudd today announced a cut to the Biodiversity Fund in an effort to plug the gap in the budget......
Abbott moves cross hairs from ‘carbon tax’ to market for ‘invisible gas’
Now that the government has decided to ditch the carbon tax, Tony Abbott has today lashed out at emissions trading,......
Election 2013: Will repealing the carbon tax reduce electricity prices?
One of the centrepieces of the Coalition’s election campaign is their promise to repeal the carbon tax, which Tony Abbott......
Combet ‘defers’ carbon cuts as the deficit grows
Greg Combet today announced that the Carbon Tax compensation has been ‘deferred’ amidst the backdrop of a looming Budget deficit......