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BIG change must happen to ATO says government report
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Federal government’s small business agency, the Small Business Ombudsman, has called for major changes to the way the Australian Taxation Office operates. The Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, says “… the time is right for Government to deliver a [tax administration] system that suits the small business sector…”.... MoreAustralian unions see flying ‘gig’ pigs landing from the UK
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The UK’s top court ruling that Uber drivers are not independent contractors seems to support Australian unions’ campaign against the gig economy and Federal Labor’s anti-gig (anti-small business) policy. However, sorry to disappoint the small business-haters in the unions and Labor, but the UK’s decision has no relevance to Australia.... MoreATO abusing its powers – manipulating the law to abuse people
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Our campaign to reform the ATO continues. Good grief it’s an exhausting process! But the ATO keeps demonstrating why the reform is needed because the ATO keeps behaving badly. Today we’re highlighting another case of ATO bad behaviour: its treatment of some people who structure their business as a family trust... MoreCovid and the oppression of government regulation and regulators
Monday, January 18, 2021
As we look to 2021 to be a better year than 2020, perhaps one of the shocks of Covid-19 has been how quickly our freedoms and liberty have been crushed under the weight of health dictates. It’s been done for our own good—that is, to keep us all safe from a silent, unseen enemy killer.... MoreOz unions’ weird desire to impose ‘permanent’ wage slavery
Saturday, December 12, 2020
News just out is that private-sector union membership in Australia has plunged to 9 per cent of the workforce. Unions are rapidly becoming public-sector-only, with about 37 per cent of that workforce. Perhaps this is why unions are campaigning so hard to try and force ‘wage slavery’ onto all of us. They are fighting for survival.... MoreThere’s a small business reform ‘steam train’ happening with the federal government
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
There’s considerable reform occurring at the federal level affecting self-employed, small business people—including paying small businesses on time, unfair contracts and new insolvency provisions. Here's an update.... MoreA gold-lined ATO stuff-up blows up in the ATO’s face
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
On Friday last, 6 November, the Australian Taxation Office had a serious legal bomb blow up in its face. It’s so serious that the full bench of the Federal Court has put a ten-day embargo on the publication of the judgment that went against the ATO. We can only guess why. However, the case, the facts and the implications are known........ MoreReforming the ATO – An economic recovery agenda
Thursday, October 29, 2020
At Self-Employed Australia we’ve been campaigning for a heck of a long time for reform of the ATO in the way it handles disputes—particularly with small business people. In the economic recovery from Covid, reform of the ATO must assume high importance....... MoreBudget stimulus for self-employed, small business people
Thursday, October 8, 2020
We’ve tried to pick out the key things from the massive Morrison government Covid-19 business recovery package. These are the things that seem most relevant for self-employed, small business people. Includes important links to the ATO....... MoreJobKeeper and JobSeeker Extension Information
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Last week the Morrison government announced that JobKeeper and JobSeeker are being extended past the current cut-off of at the end of September. But there are changes to eligibility and the amounts being paid. Mindful that the legislation for the extension has not passed Parliament, our summary is the best information available at the moment...... MoreMore News here
Victorian Campaigns
There are two issues concerning the Victorian government that have national implications and on which we are campaigning:
- The Andrews Labor government’s stated policy to outlaw self-employment. We’re campaigning to defend the right to be self-employed.
- The Victorian government’s massive hotel quarantine mess that requires prosecution under work safety laws. We are pressing to have prosecution occur. No-one should be above the law.
Would you consider the Victorian Premier the most dangerous person in Australia?
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The evidence from Victoria's latest lockdown is that the government’s failures continue. The spread of Covid out of the Holiday Inn is a direct result of the repetition of the same mismanagement evidenced in the first lockdown. This has occurred even though the government has radically reorganised the bureaucratic structures for hotel quarantine management ..... MoreVictorian Covid lockdown (again). The evidence. Victorian Government failures. Prosecution
Sunday, February 14, 2021
With Victoria back into another hard lockdown, we are following through on our campaign to have the Victorian government prosecuted for breaches of health and safety laws. Today we release our YouTube assessment of “Was Covid-19 unprecedented?” The Victorian government uses this excuse to say that it was/is not responsible for over 800 deaths ..... MoreHolding public officials to account takes time and persistence – Covid and more
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Here is an update on developments with efforts to prosecute the Victorian Government for the 800-plus Covid deaths due to its massive mismanagement, or worse ..... MoreCalifornia Attacks Santa Claus – A Victorian Agenda?
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
We’ve covered before the weird laws in California (called AB5) that have made self-employment illegal. On the evidence, it seems that these laws have pushed California’s unemployment rate to 50 per cent higher than the US average. The laws came into force on 1 January this year. But it’s now impacting on Christmas ..... More800 deaths – The facts are clear. The Vic government must be prosecuted
Friday, December 18, 2020
It would be dangerous to forget or ignore that 800 people died due to the Victorian government’s hotel quarantine disaster. We cannot simply ‘move on’ and pretend that 800 people did not die. That’s dangerous. That’s unsafe.That’s why today we’re launching the next phase of our campaign to push for the prosecution of the Victorian government under work safety laws ..... More800 Deaths – Social media campaign to prosecute Victorian Government
Friday, December 18, 2020
Today we launch our social media campaign to ‘encourage’ WorkSafe Victoria to prosecute the Victorian government over the hotel quarantine disaster. Prosecution must occur. 800 deaths must not be ignored or forgotten. No-one must be above the law ..... MoreScary! Victoria’s second attempt at hotel quarantine starts today. Will it be safe????
Monday, December 7, 2020
Today, Monday 7 December, is a rather scary day for Victorians and all Australians. Today is the day that the Victorian government restarts the hotel quarantine program for overseas travellers. The big question is: How safe will this quarantine program be? ..... MoreDefeat Dan’s war against the self-employed
Monday, October 12, 2020
The Victorian government's gig economy report is a con. It’s a Trojan Horse designed to unleash the dogs of war against self-employed people in Victoria and across Australia. We said so in July this year and have reiterated that to the Premier's Department in response to its request for a submission. Our analysis of the report is also here ..... More
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Monday, September 28, 2020
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