Media releases

The Government has today released a public consultation paper to provide an opportunity for small and medium sized companies and other stakeholders to contribute to the design of the R&D Tax

The Gillard Government today announced the Review of the Legal and Administrative Framework for Excise Equivalent Goods, to be delivered through a Better Regulation Ministerial Partners

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has today released the Inspector-General of Taxation's (Inspector-General's) Review into the Australian Taxation Office's use of early and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Report). 

Today the Government has released a discussion paper which invites stakeholder views on options for a more workable approach for fixed trusts.

Exposure draft legislation and explanatory material has been released today which will provide certainty about the way native title benefits interact with the income tax system.

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has declared the earthquakes that hit North-Eastern Italy on 20 May and 29 May 2012, a disaster for tax purposes.

ent will provide $2.1 million over four years in funding for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to track Australian online retail spending. In its 2010 report into retailing, the Productivi

The Coalition should support the Government's consultations on a register of foreign ownership of agricultural land, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury today chaired the inaugural meeting of the Retail Council of Australia (the Council) in Sydney.

A discussion paper on the application of new loss carry-back provisions has been released today, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.

Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury today released draft legislation and explanatory material for the taxation of Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program arrangements. 

The Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has today announced additional members of the Retail Council of Australia (the Council).

Businesses and consumers should be aware that there is no GST on carbon price permits and should raise any concerns about misleading pricing claims with the Australian Competition and Consumer Comm

A new digital resource has been launched to help high school students understand the principles of taxation and superannuation.

Thousands of families, seniors and businesses in Blair will benefit from tax relief and increases to assistance and payments, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury and Member for Blair, Shayne

The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should apologise for misleading the public by claiming that funeral services would be affected by the carbon price.

Funeral services trying to take advantage of grieving families by jacking up their prices and falsely blaming the carbon price will have to contend with the Australian Competition and Consumer C

The Gillard Government has today referred the draft Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) legislation to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, for a

The Assistant Treasurer, David Bradbury, today released the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) final report, Gift Cards in the Australian Market.

Motorists are a step closer to consistent, nation-wide regulation for fuel price boards, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.