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Andrew Leigh 2022
The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Assistant Minister for Employment
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Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Assistant Minister for Employment
Joint media release of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand, on the occasion of the APEC Finance Ministers meeting, 19-20 October 2022
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"We express our unwavering support for APEC and are fully committed to helping Thailand, as APEC Chair in 2022, deliver a successful host year.
Opinion piece: A race to the top on innovation, not a race to the bottom on tax compliance
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Pharmaceutical company AbbVie make the world’s best-selling arthritis medication. They also specialise in causing pain for tax administrators. In 2020, the Chicago-headquartered company made 75 per cent of its sales in the United States, yet only 1 per cent of their income was reported in the United States for tax purposes.
2022 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting
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This week I will be representing the Treasurer at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
Address to Sydney Ideas, University of Sydney
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I acknowledge the Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the land on which we gather today, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.
Australia signs tax treaty with Iceland
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The Albanese Government has signed a new tax treaty with Iceland, the first of its kind between the two nations. Once in force, the treaty will facilitate cross‑border trade and investment and enhance the economic relationship between Australia and Iceland.
Public nominations process begins for ACNC Advisory Board
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The Albanese Government has committed to partner with Australia’s charities and not-for-profits to build the capacity of the sector and enhance the role of charities building community and boosting participation.
Statement of progress on harmonisation of fundraising laws
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The Albanese Government is working with charities and supporting State and Territory governments to harmonise fundraising laws.
Australia’s state and territory fundraising laws were developed at a time when most fundraising was conducted in person.
Address to the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit, Canberra
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One of Florence’s great city‑states is the walled city of Sienna. Home to the famous Palio di Siena, an annual spectacle described as ‘the world’s most insane horse race’, its city building shows on the wall a painting known as ‘The Allegory of Good and Bad Government’.