A review into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) decision making in relation to the general interest charges on tax debts. It found the ATO’s inconsistent decision-making, vague guidance and poor communication were leading to confusion and unfair outcomes for taxpayers seeking a remittance of the interest charges accumulating on tax debts. It made four recommendations.

In 2023, the Victorian Government announced the COVID Debt Repayment Plan, which aims to reduce government spending by $2.1 billion over four years without cutting frontline services. The government asked departments to cut back-office roles, labour hire and consultancy spending to deliver these savings. This audit examines departments to see if frontline services were protected...

This economic and fiscal outlook includes the Government’s spending and income for the current financial year and the next four years. The potential magnitude and persistence of the economic effects of the United States administration's announced increase in tariffs has resulted in greater-than-usual uncertainty around the outlook.

This report examines Revenue NSW’s conduct in its design and use of its garnishee order system for recovering unpaid fines and other state debts since 2016. The investigation looked at whether decisions produced by the garnishee order system complied with the legislation that gives Revenue NSW the power to issue garnishee orders.

This research has found that some of the payment options that are offered by telecommunications providers to their customers are not suitable for people in vulnerable circumstances.