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Luxury cars, cigarettes and beer purchases are helping to prop up the budget.

Sin taxes prop up the budget, but the most important one is fading

From fuel to fancy cars and a cold one at the pub, there are some vices – and necessities – that are carrying an extra cost.

  • Millie Muroi

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been urged by Queensland to reject the Commonwealth Grants Commission’s GST carve-up recommendations.

Western Australia’s political ransom over GST rort must end

Australia’s continuing failure to divide federal funds equitably looks even more ridiculous in light of WA running budget surpluses of $3.5 billion a year while eastern states face deep budget deficits.

  • The Age's View
Anthony Albanese, campaigning in Perth on Friday, said the government remained committed to the current GST allocation system.

Carve-up of $95b GST haul a headache for Albanese

The latest carve-up of the GST has hit Queensland’s budget while boosting Victoria’s. But it has also led to new calls for an overhaul of the GST.

  • Shane Wright and Kieran Rooney
Anthony Albanese writes and signs a “No Change To WA GST” pledge on the arm of West Australian reporter Dylan Caporn in February 2024.

Federal taxpayers footing a $60 billion bill for WA’s GST woes

It was supposed to cost taxpayers just $2.3 billion. But a deal to help West Australians is now on track to punch a $60 billion hole in the federal budget.

  • Shane Wright
Donald Trump’s plan for reciprocal tariffs will be a nightmare to implement.

‘The big one’: Trump’s latest threat would lead to chaos

Donald Trump’s plan for the next chapter of his war on the world sounds simple but would be almost impossible to implement.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Claire Hamilton and daughters Grace, 7, and Chloe, 9.

Tax Office cracks down on sunscreens with extras

Sunblock must be primarily marketed as sunscreen to remain GST-free, the Australian Taxation Office says.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would have been facing much more pressure under Peter Dutton.

Hooked on sugar-hit policies, we keep ignoring the tax elephant in the room

It’s been 25 years since a government sold tax reform to Australians. The time has come for them to try again.

  • Rachel Clun
Crypto ATMs such as these are being used to launder money and scam Australian “money mules”.

Australians turned into money mules chasing crypto cash

Australia has the third-largest number of cryptocurrency ATMs in the world. They are being used to launder money for organised criminals.

  • Shane Wright
Wentworth independent Allegra Spender says tax reform would be important in a hung parliament.

Solve decades of political ‘stuff-ups’ with hung parliament: Spender

Independent MP Allegra Spender says 20 years of policy inaction have left Australia with poor housing and tax systems, but sees a way to fixing them.

  • Shane Wright
The Coalition ramped up its attack on the Australian government’s security checks throughout the parliamentary sitting fortnight.

Labor attack ad claims Dutton won’t support WA’s $36.5b GST share

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited WA as his Labor government released an attack ad claiming Peter Dutton and the Coalition don’t support the state’s GST deal.

  • Alex Condon

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