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Key measures to provide Australian workers with a safer superannuation system were introduced into Parliament today in the Superannuation Safety Amendment Bill, the Minister for Revenue and

The Government intends to revise the way GST will be applied to long-term non-reviewable contracts that will not have had a review opportunity by 30 June 2005, Minister for Revenue and A

“Following representations from taxpayers and tax practitioners about how the Australian Taxation Office applies the General Interest Charge (GIC) for tax disputes involving groups of ta

The Government will defer the commencement date of reforms to commodity hedging taxation arrangements to allow for a more efficient harmonisation with remaining reforms to the t

Labor's plan for superannuation is to burden Australian workers and Australian business with more red tape, more prescription and more regulation without any real benefit, Minis

The report of the first phase of the Review of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 was released today by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coon

Labor has proved they are light-fingered as well as light on policy detail by 'borrowing' large tracts of Government superannuation policy to flesh out their own lacklustre plan

Donations made to help build a memorial to Bali bombing victims Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis will be tax deductible, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Co

"The NSW Supreme Court's decision to allow United Medical Protection (UMP) and its subsidiaries to exit provisional liquidation is good news for doctors, patients and the medica

Tax treaty negotiations will be held between Australia and Norway in Canberra next week, the first formal discussions to address Australia’s Most Favoured Nation (MFN) obligations.

Minor parties in the Senate are perpetuating mistruths in a bid to take the shine off the Government’s win for low-income earners, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan

"Despite the best efforts of both the Democrats and the Labor Party the Government today secured a significant win for Australian workers with the passage of the superannuation

Trade and investment relations between Australia and Malaysia will strengthen following amendments to the Australia-Malaysia Double Taxation Agreement, Minister for Revenue and

Changes to strengthen the equity and fairness of the capital gains tax (CGT) law were announced today by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan.

Draft regulations to allow splitting of superannuation contributions have been released for public comment, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan an

The Government will introduce amendments to allow taxpayers additional time to make elections under the new tax regime for foreign currency transactions, Minister for Revenue an

The Government has secured another win for superannuation reform after negotiating an agreement with the Australian Democrats to support new portability regulations to facilitate the consoli

Blaming the Australian Government for making doctors leave public hospitals for private practice is unfair and misleading, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator

Significant changes to the taxation of superannuation transfers into Australia spell good news for individuals and superannuation funds, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treas

After dumping on low-income earners in the Senate last week claiming they ‘cannot afford to save money’, Labor has done an about turn on matched savings accounts with one big string attached