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How much $1000 tax offset would really be worth

How much $1000 tax offset would really be worth

When Australian workers lodge a tax return from mid-next year, around six million taxpayers look set to be able to claim up to $1000 with an...

28.04.2026 10

The New Daily

Fei Gao

How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it

How much a new $1,000 tax offset would really be worth – and who’s better off avoiding it

See if you’re among the millions of Australians who’ll probably be better off hanging onto your work receipts for tax time next year.

27.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Fei Gao

Australia’s $50 cigarette experiment has become a gift for gangsters

The predictable shift of smokers from the legal to black market is a clear consequence of the current tax structure.

07.12.2025 10

Financial Review

Fei Gao

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 10

The Conversation

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 20

The Conversation

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 20

The Conversation

Fei Gao