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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers not to lodge their tax returns until their income statement is marked as ‘tax ready’ and data has been pre-filled by the ATO. Last year 142,000 people who lodged in the first 2 weeks of July had to lodge amendments, or had their returns investigated and amended … Continued
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26 June 2025: The Brewers Association of Australia (BAA) is delighted to announce Amanda Watson as its new Chief Executive Officer, commencing July 14. Brewers Association Chairman, James Brindley, said that Ms Watson was selected after an extensive and competitive nationwide recruitment process. “On behalf of our members and board, I am thrilled to welcome … Continued
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26 June 2025 Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) urges Australian small businesses to review their tax and cash flow strategies ahead of a significant change to tax deductibility rules that could cost them thousands. From 1 July 2025, interest charged by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on late tax payments – currently set at 11.17% … Continued
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The ACT Government’s decision to remove the Territory’s motor vehicle duty concession for electric vehicles risks significantly slowing the Territory’s EV uptake and should be reconsidered, according to the Electric Vehicle Council. In the fine print of the ACT Budget is a policy shift set to take effect from 1 September 2025, which will see … Continued
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Family First will fight every step of the way to protect people’s right to cook with gas, heat water with gas, and choose affordable energy. Clover Moore’s Sydney gas cooktop ban starts in 2026 — and shockingly, Liberal Councillor Lyndon Gannon backed it! Why hasn’t the NSW Liberal Party reprimanded him? Victoria’s next. NSW is … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia has welcomed a lift in the amount private health insurers are giving back to patients and hospitals following the Health Minister’s call for insurers to raise their contributions. “For several years health insurers have been banking substantial profits while returning less to patients and hospitals, threatening services and their viability,” said … Continued
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Young Australians are barely earning more than their predecessors but are racking up much larger student debts and taking longer to pay them off, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The analysis of tax return data found that, in 2022 dollars: Real average incomes for 30-year-olds increased just 6% over a decade, from … Continued
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The NSW Government has once again failed to properly fund Community Legal Centres, ignoring our modest pre-Budget funding request — variously described by senior legal and parliamentary figures as ‘cash behind the couch’, ‘ashtray money’, and ‘a rounding error in the Department of Communities and Justice budget’. These characterisations reveal a deeper truth: providing life-changing … Continued
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A new partnership between housing advocates, an innovative social enterprise, and young people who have experienced homelessness was launched in Melbourne today. The Home Time Youth Housing Coalition will work with For Change Co. to engage the Australian community around youth homelessness and the steps required to fix housing for young people in Australia. For … Continued
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Media release 25 June 2025 NSW Budget: Growing poker machine taxes underpin budget … Continued
