@TMFScottP@NoelWhittaker@aaronsmith Thanks, Scott. I was picking up on Noel’s comments re: moving from trust distribution to wages. There is a fine line between an artificial structure to avoid tax by, say, the principal earner, and running a legitimate business. The 30% keeps it simple!
@strangerous10@michelle4farrer How To Vote Card reads Raissa Butkowski Liberal 1 then Michelle Milthorpe Independent 2. What could be easier than 1, 2 and so on down the ticket #AEC
@aaronsmith@corybernardi What Cory the Italian should also know is that most place names are chosen by Local Governments so good luck controlling all of them.
@TMFScottP Hi @TMFScottP , not much point cutting Company Tax when our largest companies don’t pay any? Perhaps a business transactions tax is worth exploring as an anti-avoidance measure though consumers will end up paying it.
@stephenjduckett@ConversationEDU The other aspect to study is whether reducing the rebate and redirecting funds to public hospitals at the macro level (e.g. via the Medicare Agreement) would lead to a movement back to the Public System e.g. by surgeons? I, for one, would doubt it!
Optus has failed Australians too many times.
This time, staff in offshore call centres failed to act for hours, despite knowing 000 calls weren’t going through. 4 people died.
The govt has to assume responsibility for our emergency services communications systems.