It’s all well and good to pass laws that protect those who dob in tax evaders, but what about strengthening protections for whistleblowers like Richard Boyle who faces a 161-year jail term for revealing the corrupt culture and practices of the Australian Tax Office which destroyed the lives and livelihoods of innocent taxpayers?
Read MoreThis law is about exerting social control over Australian adults, not about stopping illegal tobacco smugglers. Under current rules, customs already checks incoming packages for tobacco when they come through the mail, and Australians must pay the required duties to secure the product. The loss of this revenue stream only means more taxes levied on the rest of us to fund government waste and largesse.
Read MoreJackie Trad says that she’s only driving Queensland deeper into debt to fund the infrastructure that Queenslanders need. Yet her government is simultaneously splashing $320,000 in taxpayers’ funds to fly in Al Gore to lecture Australians about opposing mining projects which are crucial to the state’s revenue base. She is clearly taking hardworking taxpayers for fools.
Read MoreThe ATA successfully campaigned against Bill Shorten’s cruel and unjustified tax hikes of $387 billion, especially those on retirees and renters. Shadow Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers’ announcement today shows that Labor are finally changing tack and have listened to the concerns of ordinary taxpayers.
Read MoreInstead of spending the money on better public services or repairing Queensland’s fiscal balance, the Palaszczuk government have spent it on flying in a man who lives in a 20-room sprawling mansion that consumes over 20 times the energy of the average Australian household to lecture us on making sacrifices to save the planet.
Read MoreRichard Boyle is a hero for exposing the shameful standover tactics of the Australian Taxation Office at great professional and personal cost to himself.
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