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Shell’s Curtis Island LNG plant in Queensland is one of the exporters that would be affected if the Albanese government activates the domestic gas mechanism.

A deal with the devil that keeps Queensland poorer longer

Right now, things are looking pretty rosy for Australian gas. In the longer term, the picture is grim.

  • Hamish McKenzie

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Premier Chris Minns, right, has not hesitated to put distance between himself and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right.

Why the premier needs to create some safe distance from Canberra

Chris Minns says “working families” are being “stung” by high taxes. Which families is he talking about?

  • Michael McGowan
Jim Chalmers’ budget takes on CGT and negative gearing.

How the tax changes impact property investors and first home buyers

Negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts are in the spotlight in the new federal budget.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Rideshare platforms such as Uber are not using the Albanese government’s new gig economy laws as intended, Minister Amanda Rishworth has said.

Australians’ Uber obsession nears $15 billion a year

Despite recording a gross profit of more than $2 billion, Uber Australia is boasting that it will not be hit with local payroll tax.

  • Elias Visontay
Mark Zuckerberg arrives at court in Los Angeles this year at a landmark trial over social media addiction.

Tech giants ship more than $14 billion offshore amid AI debate

New filings show the extent to which Google, Meta and Amazon send revenue overseas, as new media laws loom.

  • David Swan and Jessica Yun
Chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, Bran Black.

Work longer shifts: One big business’s idea of a helping hand

The government and big business are keen to show how they are helping consumers and small businesses navigate the fuel crisis. But this is no COVID-era relief package.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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The ATO has been involved in an unprecedented international "day of action" by tax agencies targeting a Central American bank.

After years of restraint, Tax Office ramps up travel bans on major debtors

Data obtained by this masthead show the Tax Office used its powers to stop multimillion-dollar tax debtors leaving Australia just 46 times over six years, before sharply escalating enforcement this financial year.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveal the budget continues to bleed because of collapsing tobacco excise.

Cost of cigarette excise collapse passes $50 billion as income taxes prop up budget

The mid-year budget update confirms the nation’s finances are still a sea of red ink as the government relies on more taxes.

  • Shane Wright
1800 Lasagne has regularly held speed dating events over the past year, with most selling out.

Pandemic darling 1800 Lasagne was insolvent within five months of opening

The Thornbury venue racked up more than $2 million in unpaid taxes including staff superannuation in just under five years.

  • Sarah Danckert
Minimum-wage earners will be hardest hit by projected increases in income tax.

Workers face paying extra $300 billion in tax without reforms

Income tax is the government’s single largest source of revenue. It’s only going to grow, new analysis shows, hitting workers for an extra $300 billion.

  • Shane Wright