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‘He never texted us back’: Lazerpig staff claim being twice burned after business closes again
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‘He never texted us back’: Lazerpig staff claim being twice burned after business closes again

Popular pizza parlour accused of underpaying multiple staff who worked for two separate corporate entities that operated the business for nine years.

  • by Bianca Hall and Sarah Danckert

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How Gen Z can get more out of their money
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How Gen Z can get more out of their money

With the price of almost everything rising fast, there are things that younger people can do to make their money stretch further and secure a better long-term future.

  • by John Collett
Why your tax refund might be less than you think
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Analysis

Why your tax refund might be less than you think

The Australian Taxation Office declared a moratorium on collecting tax debts during the pandemic. However, taxpayers may find that they are on the hook for back-taxes when they lodge their annual tax return this financial year.

  • by John Collett
Tax Office failed to collect billions in superannuation

Tax Office failed to collect billions in superannuation

Less than 15 per cent of unpaid superannuation is collected by the Australian Tax Office, a report from the Australian National Audit Office has found.

  • by Rachel Clun
‘A perfect storm’: Up to 70,000 women may have been coerced into withdrawing super

‘A perfect storm’: Up to 70,000 women may have been coerced into withdrawing super

Super funds and financial legal services are now hearing from women who were forced by abusive partners to withdraw from their superannuation during the pandemic.

  • by Katina Curtis
Investor with 8000 homes calls for negative gearing to be axed

Investor with 8000 homes calls for negative gearing to be axed

Some economists say negative gearing plays a central role in hiking up prices, but ending the controversial property practice “that rewards bad decisions” would be difficult.

  • by Sue Williams
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US-style overhaul of Tax Office recommended by parliamentary committee

US-style overhaul of Tax Office recommended by parliamentary committee

MPs want to put the onus of proof onto the Tax Office when accusing people of breaking the law.

  • by Jennifer Duke
JobKeeper payments made to school linked to ‘extremist cult’

JobKeeper payments made to school linked to ‘extremist cult’

OneSchool Global, which is associated with the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, a group that refers to outsiders as “worldlies”, has received an estimated $9 million in JobKeeper payments.

  • by Anne Hyland and Michael Bachelard
ATO says little gaming of JobKeeper program despite Treasury concerns
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ATO says little gaming of JobKeeper program despite Treasury concerns

In its analysis of JobKeeper, the federal Treasury raised concerns about businesses deliberating gaming the system to qualify. The Tax Office says most did not.

  • by Shane Wright
ATO review finds thousands of JobKeeper businesses weren’t eligible
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JobKeeper

ATO review finds thousands of JobKeeper businesses weren’t eligible

A review of the $89 billion wage subsidy scheme found 31 per cent of recipients who triggered compliance checks were not eligible for the wage subsidy.

  • by David Crowe
Marconi capers: the fraudster, the false invoice and the odd land deal
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Marconi capers: the fraudster, the false invoice and the odd land deal

A convicted fraudster and his assistant have been suspended from their jobs over a fraudulent invoice they submitted to Club Marconi for work that wasn’t done.

  • by Kate McClymont