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The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan, today released the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) first monitoring report on medical indemnity

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon Ross Cameron MP, today announced the release of the A

The Australian Government today announced a high-level taskforce to develop the first ever National Strategy for Consumer and Financial Literacy.

The Australian Government today cemented its commitment to a superannuation co-contribution for low-income earners with the gazettal of the first instalment of regulations to give the measure

As usual the Shadow Assistant Treasurer David Cox wide of the mark when he selectively quotes an internal ATO working report and claims the Government isn’t serious about tax evasion.

Labor, Democrat and Green Senators today combined to shoot down necessary law reform designed to bring the system back into balance and make insurance more affordable and available, Minister for Re

The Inspector-General of Taxation’s first report to Government identifies a number of issues and concerns raised by taxpayers and provides a comprehensive framework for his ongoing work priorities

Trade and investment relations between Australia and Mexico will strengthen following a new tax treaty, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan announced today.

Labor has abandoned its proposed cut in contributions tax, two months after Labor leader Mark Latham trumpeted his plans to the superannuation industry, because it relied on a $700 million ‘s

Mark Latham's call for the Government to sit down with States and Territories to resolve issues surrounding medical indemnity shows the new Opposition Leader is out of touch with his State an

The Australian Government has moved to avoid abuse of bankruptcy laws by making changes to prevent the manipulation of superannuation payments.

Gifts to the value of $2 or more made to the Bowral Vietnam Memorial Walk Trust will continue to be tax deductible until 16 August 2005.

Draft regulations to give effect to the Government's superannuation co-contribution for low income earners measure have been released for public comment, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Tr

The Government intends to introduce measures, including a new civil penalty regime, to deter the promotion of tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasur

After listening to the concerns of business, the Government will implement further measures to give taxpayers greater flexibility and certainty as they move into the new consolidation regime,

A temporary deferral of the commencement date for the Government’s tax exempt asset financing reforms was announced today by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen C

Labor’s move to disallow the Government’s portability regulations for the second time proves they are only interested in opposition for opposition’s sake, Minister for Revenue and Assistant

Tax law changes to ensure limited partnerships that are separate legal entities are eligible to access venture capital tax concessions were announced today by the Minister for Revenue and As

Labor has shown they are out of touch with their State colleagues and only capable of creating more uncertainty in the insurance market with the unworkable amendments to the Trade Practices

Labor has today proven it is anti-business and would drag our economy backwards with its opposition to measures that will bolster the Australian economy and help Australian businesses compet