The Offence of Tax Fraud in Australia
A Sydney businessman has been sentenced to seven years and six months behind bars, with a minimum term of five years, for his role in one of Australia’s largest even tax fraud schemes. 37-year old Simon Anquetil is the founder...
Dishonestly Using Position as a Company Director in Australia
Controversial Australian politician Clive Palmer faces a potential prison sentence after being accused of fraud and corporate misconduct. Mr Palmer was charged following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The investigation included a review of his...
Is Hate Speech a Crime in Australia?
The perceived tension between free speech and hate speech is a topic of significant controversy and heated debate. Whereas proponents of unfettered free speech argue that a tenet of a healthy, functioning democracy is the freedom to express oneself however...
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Contaminating Goods in Australia
An Australian distillery has issued an urgent product recall after at least nine of their gin bottles were found to be filled with hand sanitiser. Apollo Bay Distillery, located on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, is yet to explain...
Robodebt Class Action is Coming
Centrelink will be contacting hundreds of thousands of Australians in the coming weeks to notify them that they could be part of a Robodebt class action lawsuit against the federal government. About 13,000 people have already signed up to the...
Sydney Man Sent to Prison for Child Sexual Offences
“Police don’t have the tools or the power to catch people like me,” Kurtis Whaley boasted to a friend of one of his victims shortly before he was arrested at Sydney Airport in February 2019. In January 2020, the 24-year...
Is It a Crime to Import Cigarettes into Australia?
The tax on tobacco in Australia is astronomical, pushing the average price of a cigarette packet beyond forty dollars in recent months. The tax has been justified on public health grounds, and has been partially responsible for significantly reducing the...
Google to Pay Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in Australian Tax
Hot on the heels of news published earlier this month that multi-nationals are still paying little to no tax here in Australia, one of the world’s most well-known corporate juggernauts has announced it has reached a settlement with the ATO...
Foreign-Owned Companies Avoid Billions in Tax
As thousands of Australians wonder how they’ll put food on the table this Christmas, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has released figures which (again) show that many large companies have avoided paying tax in recent years. Despite many individuals being...
CBA Faces Criminal Charges for ‘Hawking’
The Commonwealth Bank is facing 87 criminal charges relating to the sale of life insurance policies through its insurance arm, CommInsure. The charges relate to practices and sale techniques used in 2014, and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)...
