John Kehoe
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Tax Office ban on credit cards enrages SMEs (opens the original)
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Small business has warned its cash flow faces an immediate squeeze after the Australian Taxation Office abruptly banned credit card payments for tax bills because of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s new economy-wide ban on card surcharges. In an announcement that surprised small business, the ATO said it would no longer accept credit cards as a payment method after November 30 as a result of the RBA’s outlawing of surcharge fees, which is intended to save consumers $1.6 billion in fees a year. Gi
Miners, banks and supermarkets ‘pay very large amounts of tax’ (opens the original)
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Mining companies including BHP and Rio Tinto were the biggest contributors to Australia’s $87.5 billion corporate tax haul from large businesses, despite a slight downturn in commodity prices. Retailers and wholesalers, led by Coles and Woolworths, were the second-highest corporate tax-paying industry at $22.1 billion in 2024-25, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s annual corporate tax transparency report, to be released on Thursday. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when y
Chalmers’ revenue takings are now the equal highest on record. So why are we in deficit? (opens the original)
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The Albanese government’s tax take has hit a 20-year high, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor is not taxing as much as the Coalition was at its peak under former prime minister John Howard and former treasurer Peter Costello. Tax as a share of gross domestic product reached 24.1 per cent in 2025-26 under Labor, nudging the 24.2 per cent recorded in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 financial years under the Coalition. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Lowe says Labor should be running surpluses to take heat off inflation (opens the original)
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Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe says the Albanese government should be running large budget surpluses and cutting spending to take pressure off inflation and interest rates. Lowe also said the relationship between Labor and the RBA had become “more strained” since the central bank began increasing interest rates in the aftermath of the pandemic four years ago. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Plenty of blame to go around for RBA rates hitting 15-year high (opens the original)
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Everyone is looking to blame someone or something for the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting the official cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is not wrong when he says the Middle East war and artificial intelligence boom have turbocharged existing inflation pressures and left Australian households to pay the price. But he is not blameless either. Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
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