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Labor’s news bargaining incentive looks a lot like a digital services tax. Will Trump notice?

Labor’s news bargaining incentive looks a lot like a digital services tax. Will Trump notice?

If Washington decides this proposal is a digital services tax in disguise, Australia could face renewed diplomatic friction with the Trump...

13.11.2025 6

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Fei Gao

Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath

The digital giants earn billions from Australian consumers. But efforts to tax a fraction of those profits have gone nowhere.

28.05.2025 10

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Fei Gao

Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government

Despite the government taxing tobacco at higher and higher rates, revenue continues to fall. There’s no easy solution.

28.03.2025 10

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Fei Gao