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Labor Threatens New Tax on Clothing

I spoke to Alexandra Marshall of Spectator Australia on the outrageous tax that is being floated, which will impact those on smaller incomes and families. The Environment Minister, Tania Plibersek, has warned the fashion industry to turn its back on the concept of fashion that encourages people to buy too many new clothes. This idea […]

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The Cost of Clawing Back NDIS Fraud

At the February Senate Estimates I asked the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) how much money has the NDIA been able to claw back through identified National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) fraud? Funding across 16 agencies, including the NDIA, of $140 million over four years was provided in 2022 to tackle fraud. Those agencies are […]

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Bracket Creep is a Stealth Tax

Both Labor and the Coalition voted to collect billions of extra income tax dollars because they need more money. Yet foreign multinational corporations in Australia are paying little or no company tax. Bracket creep is a secret tax that means government makes money out of inflation. The government is not indexing the tax brackets to […]

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Immigration Levels Still Too High

Cheaper rents, cheaper houses and a lower cost of living are all possible, but not with the current immigration levels. There were 518,000 net overseas immigrants last financial year. 2.76 million visa holders are in the country and more are coming with immigration rates accelerating in the second half of last year. Our country simply […]