Super withdrawals for dental soar to new heights, prompting calls for more oral health funding
A 12-fold increase in Australians raiding their retirement nest eggs to fund expensive dental treatments in recent years…
OnlyFans ‘sugar daddy’ and his wife embroiled in $61 million tax mischief
When Bridget Cotter began making money from explicit content at the age of 18 on OnlyFans, one subscriber…
Sports business mogul Jason Sourasis facing multi-million dollar tax debt, court documents show
The sports business mogul accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury also owes the…
Consumer groups, regulator concern as number of Australians accessing super to fix health surges again
Tens of thousands of Australians were allowed to withdraw more than $1.4 billion from their superannuation on compassionate…
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle spared convictions, jail sentence
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whistleblower Richard Boyle has avoided convictions and a jail sentence, seven years after publicly…
Higher interest rates smashed landlord profits, but negative gearing means few sold up
Eddie Dilleen is a 33-year-old who claims to own 150 properties. His confidence in property investing cannot be…
The $50m fight pitting chicken brand Ingham’s against the tax office
The tax office is accusing high-profile Australian food brand Ingham’s of ripping off taxpayers, in a dispute that…
Tax debts drive record level of calls to financial helplines, as ATO denies ‘heavy-handed’ methods
Financial counsellors are calling on the tax office to give small businesses and individuals more time to pay…
Lawyer for ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle urges court not to impose convictions
An Australian Tax Office whistleblower has argued he should be spared convictions because he was motivated by public…
Victims of fraud and financial abuse caught in ATO’s pursuit of $56b in tax debt
Laura remembers the day she decided to leave an abusive relationship. It was January 2020. She was on…
ATO to review processes around decision to cancel ex-PM’s company’s $950k tax bill
The Australian Taxation Office has moved to allay fears powerful individuals are given special treatment, saying it will…
HECS-HELP loans are set to be reduced by 20 per cent, but do those who paid early regret it?
Faced with years of repaying a student loan under rapidly rising indexation, University of Melbourne graduate Jonas Darmos…