Big tech giants have become not just omnipresent but omnipowerful. Will their might be reined in in 2021?
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Tech giants are not just surviving the pandemic; they’re thriving. In 2021 and in the post-pandemic era, anti-trust regulations in tech must be revamped.
After days of waiting, Malcolm Turnbull will form a government.
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What did the Coalition promise during the campaign in 11 key policy areas, from health to infrastructure to jobs?
A new Google tax is part of the a tax crackdown in the federal budget.
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Wins for small business; significant superannuation reform; multinational tax avoidance addressed; and more.
Shedding little light. Google under scrutiny.
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Scutiny of the £130m settlement leaves the Public Accounts Select Committee
struggling to follow the HMRC strategy.
The tax deal between the UK government and Google shows governments have a long way to go when sharing the benefits of the knowledge economy.
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The rest of society won’t see the benefits of innovation until governments figure out a way to effectively tax the knowledge economy.
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The finger of blame has been pointed at HMRC over the multinational’s ‘sweetheart deal’. That’s not fair.
Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan and Treasurer Scott Morrison have their sights set on multinational tax avoidance.
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The tax law established pre-internet is failing to keep up with the digital economy.
Book publishing giant Amazon has responded to the UK’s Google tax by restructuring its European tax affairs.
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The Law Council of Australia has claimed Australia’s proposed Google tax should not be implemented - but a backflip by Amazon in the UK shows it can work.
Greens leader Christine Milne argues Australia is not doing enough to combat corporate tax avoidance.
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Treasurer Joe Hockey is considering a Google tax similar to that introduced in the UK, but experts warn it could derail global action on tax avoidance.
Google remains at the centre of international debates over corporate tax practices, but its power should not be underestimated.
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With Australia planning its own Google tax, we’re likely to see state power and sovereignty come into direct conflict with corporate might.