ATO issues fresh scam warning as fake myGov SMS and email trick taxpayers
Scammers are inundating targets with fake messages asking them to provide their myGov details, the Australian Taxation Office has revealed, while urging taxpayers to remail vigilant when completing their tax returns.
$3 billion in federal funding proposed to build 1.2 million homes, resolve housing crisis
Jurisdictions will be offered $15,000 for each new home they build, from $3 billion in federal funding for 200,000 new dwellings to tackle the housing crisis.
The Matildas effect: The Women’s World Cup and its economic benefits, by the numbers
Breaking down the key facts and figures behind the tournament, and the Matildas' extraordinary success.
She’s Next: Three women-run small businesses win $10,000 cash grants from Visa
Winners of Visa’s She’s Next Grant Program FRIKA Activewear, Pod Dietetics and Better Tea Co. each received grants of $10,000 while the seven runners-up received $5,000 each.
“Ego trip”: Dutton slams Albanese over snap public holiday proposal for Matildas
The opposition leader said a snap holiday for the Matildas would potentially cost the economy $2 billion and would have no "legacy impact".
A timeline of the $4.6 billion TikTok GST scam plaguing the ATO
The GST scam that went viral on TikTok continues to get worse as the ATO admits that it had to payout double what it initially reported.
Failure to lodge penalty amnesty might not spare business leaders from ATO’s ‘lockdown’ director penalty notices
Small business directors who confess their late tax statements under the failure to lodge penalty amnesty program may not be spared from other Australian Taxation Office crackdowns, including the use of 'lockdown' director penalty notices, a leading restructuring expert has warned.
Lipstick Effect or not? Six women founders weigh in on retail spending trends
The Lipstick Effect describes a phenomenon when consumers will still tend to buy small luxury items or less costly luxury goods, even when facing an economic crisis or downturn.
“Protection racket”: SMEs lose out as procurement panels benefit Big 4 consultants, says parliamentary report
A key system connecting the private sector to lucrative government contracts operates as a "protection racket" to the detriment of small and medium businesses, a new parliamentary committee report says.
Beyond Barbenheimer: How much money do cinemas really make?
Movie tickets are nearly always the same price, no matter the movie. Why? And how much has the cost of a trip to the movies risen over the past 20 years?
Fast-growing R&D tax consultancy BourkeHood falls into voluntary administration
Fast-growing research and development tax advisory BourkeHood has entered voluntary administration, with its high-profile founder highlighting cashflow challenges at the firm.
Tax penalty amnesty: 7,200 small businesses come forward in first two months to avoid hefty fines
An ATO amnesty allowing small businesses to lodge overdue tax debts without attracting late payment penalties has proven a smash hit in its first two months, with 7,200 business stepping forward to date.
