Business

Judge takes ‘draconian step’ of quashing Obeid farm tax appeal

Eleven relatives of former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid have had their long-running appeal over a multimillion-dollar...

26 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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In December 2025, the Queensland Supreme Court handed down a judgment that will have immediate implications for...

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Tax

Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights to keep practising certificate

A Victorian lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay...

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Regulation

‘Ridiculous’: Court ruling creates ‘impossible’ payroll burden

A recent Federal Court decision on annualised salary arrangements creates an “impossible regulatory burden” for small...

17 September 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy and Naomi Neilson

Regulation

Professional services company fined $40k over failure to back pay worker

A Perth-based professional services company, which provided accounting services, and its former director have been...

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Tax

Law firm takes on 50-year-old tax precedent

“It doesn’t pass the politicians’ pub test”: Australian law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler is involved in a significant...

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