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Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn.

Matt Comyn’s tax reform ideas don’t warrant breathless praise

Readers’ letters on the CBA chief executive’s tax proposals, why banking regulation is still needed, the lack of research on solar equality, GST fumbles, and calls for more gas.

March

How I would fix Australia's productivity challenges: Comyn
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How I would fix Australia's productivity challenges: Comyn

CBA CEO Matt Comyn freestyles some ideas to change political terms and reform tax to turbocharge Australia's productivity.

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How Australia can get on with the job of tax reform

A real estate agent would describe our tax systems as ‘a renovator’s delight’.

  • Paul Tilley
Professor Clinton Free from the University of Sydney Business School says funding and motivation may matter more than laws.

Experts concerned over ASIC’s lack of phoenixing prosecutions

Little has changed in illegal phoenixing since the $105 million Plutus tax fraud as the building industry is hit by a wave of tax-dodging schemes.

  • David Marin-Guzman
Connie Stojic’s five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in Maroubra sold for a record-breaking $14 million in 2021.

Couple who enjoyed $14m Sydney mansion accused of tax-dodging scheme

A husband and wife associated with a formwork subcontractor, and who once owned a $14 million trophy home, are facing claims they scammed the ATO of millions.

  • David Marin-Guzman

‘The cost of doing business’: A building sector at boiling point

After a series of alleged large-scale tax fraud in the construction sector, subcontractors in the building industry fear they can no longer compete as firms underquote.

  • David Marin-Guzman

February

The Bank of England doesn’t seem to like the market’s sense of when interest rate cuts will start.

Britain, like Australia, has tough calls to make on tax

The Tories need tax cuts to revive their election prospects this year. But tax cuts might be unaffordable, and could keep interest rates higher for longer.

  • Hans van Leeuwen