Cyclone Alfred forced a rushed budget season and both major parties are scrambling. With deficits looming and no serious reform on offer, there’s one clear path forward: meaningful income tax cuts. Here's how either side could seize the moment.
Read MoreAustralia’s actual tax rates are different to the official tax rates, and include two regressive steps that don’t need to exist. The 10% Medicare Levy bracket should be removed, and LITO should be replaced with a higher tax-free threshold.
Read MoreLow-income earners are caught in the absurd situation where they pay tax while receiving welfare at the same time. The solution is to remove income tax from low-income workers by incrementally removing the 16% tax bracket, leading to a tax-free threshold of $50k.
Read MoreEvery year, Australians face a hidden tax increase without a single vote being cast—it’s called bracket creep. As wages rise with inflation, more of your income is pushed into higher tax brackets, meaning you pay more tax without actually earning more in real terms. This quiet tax grab rakes in billions for the government, expanding its size and power at the expense of hardworking Australians. It’s time to put an end to this stealth tax and demand real reform.
Read MoreAustralia desperately needs another round of tax cuts. By introducing a fairer family tax system, we can help parents manage rising costs while ensuring every Australian family has the freedom to thrive.
Read MoreThe Australian government is using taxpayer dollars to fund gender treatments, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries—even for children. While other nations are banning these procedures due to serious risks, Labor has stalled, allowing public funding to continue for at least three more years. The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance is fighting back to end taxpayer-funded gender ideology and hold the government accountable. It’s time to stop Labor’s reckless spending.
Read MoreTrump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China aren’t just about trade—they’re a political weapon. By pressuring left-wing leaders like Trudeau, Albanese, and Starmer, Trump is pushing for regime change in key Western nations. The strategy is clear: economic strain until allies align with US interests. Social media was phase one; now, economic leverage is accelerating the transformation of the West.
Read MoreFor years, the ATA has pushed for a smarter, more efficient government. Now, Peter Dutton is taking action with a plan inspired by Trump’s DOGE initiative—cutting 36,000 bureaucratic jobs and saving taxpayers billions. Here’s why this matters…
Read MorePresident Trump’s Executive Order on Restoring Freedom of Speech marks a critical moment in the fight against government censorship. By rejecting efforts like Australia’s defeated Misinformation Bill, it reinforces free speech as a cornerstone of democracy and sends a clear message: authoritarian overreach won’t be tolerated.
Read MoreAs global politics increasingly play out in the digital arena, figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are leveraging platforms like X and Meta to reshape narratives and influence outcomes across the world.
Read More$10.6M in Overtime: Waste or Necessity?
Services Australia’s $10.6 million overtime bill to clear backlogs has sparked criticism from the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, calling it a symptom of public sector inefficiency. Is this essential spending or a sign of deeper waste?
Read MoreAustralia’s own Peter Perfect Premier Mr Malinauskas has faltered this week, revealing a true agenda to stifle political opposition in South Australia…
Read MoreYour hard-earned money is misused by those in power. This time they government is using your money to fund a particularly egregious agenda: the government's Digital Identity legislation.
Read MoreThe tax man is slugging hard working Aussies harder than ever before.
Read MoreGive an inch and they’ll take a mile - fair to say Australians are waking up to the consequences of what an emboldened bureaucracy, when bestowed with the right to police what we can think and say, can do…
Read MoreThe government gets one star for allowing the 2022/23 budget balance to improve to a cash surplus (small fiscal deficit), but this budget includes yet more tax and spending and a disappointing lack of serious reform, and the 2023/24 deficit was unnecessary and inappropriate.
Read MoreWhile there are positive aspects to celebrate in the latest Federal Budget, it’s not all good news.
Read MoreAt the ATA, a big part of our job is exposing and fighting some SUPER scary stuff like government waste, high taxes and regulatory overreach; that's why we've decided to share our discoveries in this handy Halloween costume guide.
Read MoreThe term “trickle down economics” is another example of the left using loaded language in order to poison the well against their opponents, and thereby avoid honest policy debates.
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