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Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has added his voice to calls for a cut to company taxes, advocating for either a reduction in the taxation rate or via the establishment of an economy-wide investment allowance. Speaking at a business event in Sydney, Mr Husic argued that changes to the company tax rate should be […]

Tobacco sellers are reportedly choosing to cop council fines rather than risk being targeted by Melbourne’s underworld by refusing to stock illegal tobacco products. Victoria Police believe at least 60 tobacco and vape stores have been targeted by arson attacks in the past year, including in both Melbourne and regional Victoria. On Monday, officers unveiled […]

A jaw-dropping post in a private Facebook group for landlords has sparked fury from a prominent renter advocate, who says it exposes the true nature of Australian property investors. A member of the closed ‘Landlord’s (sic) Victoria’ group shared a post encouraging fellow investors to “be united” by colluding to increase rent prices uniformly. The […]

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has refused to apologise, and has sought to put further distance between his department and a tribunal over a series of decisions that allowed criminal non-citizens to stay in Australia – despite their visas being cancelled. Mr Giles was at the receiving end of almost every Coalition question during Question Time […]

The daughter of a double murderer says she repeatedly warned police of the danger he posed before he gunned down a mother and her teenage daughter in a hunt for his estranged wife. Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl were brutally killed in their Floreat home, in Perth, by Mark James Bombara. The 63-year-old […]

The daughter of Perth gunman Mark James Bombara “raised the alarm” about her father with police three times, telling them she and her mother felt there was a real and imminent threat to their lives, before he murder two women and took his own life. Last Friday, Bombara shot dead Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her […]

The firearm allegedly used to murder camper Carol Clay has been brought into a courtroom, as a police officer described his investigation of the 12-gauge shotgun. Handling the almost metre-long Barathrum Arms shotgun, leading Senior Constable Paul Griffiths said his handling was a “little awkward” as the firearm was set up for a left-hander. Loud […]

Two women accused of mowing down a police officer in an allegedly stolen car face a delay to their case after a key witness claimed he had “serious concerns” for his safety. Skye Anne Wallis and Kari O’Brien are both charged with the murder of Queensland Police Senior Constable David Masters, who was allegedly struck […]

With the end of financial year fast approaching, experts are sharing tips on what tax claims sole traders can lodge in order to maximise their tax returns this year. Recent research unveiled by digital accounting service Hnry showed sole traders on average miss out on over $5500 in unclaimed expenses each year. A sole trader […]

A rising NRL star indefinitely stood down after he was charged with allegedly punching a woman in the face and leg during an argument at a western Sydney home will fight the allegations in court. Penrith Panthers winger Taylan May, 22, was arrested and charged earlier this month with domestic violence-related assault occasioning body harm […]