Australian tax news & analysis

From 1 July 2026, employers must pay your 12% super at the same time as your wages instead of quarterly, with contributions reaching your fund within seven business days. It's law, and it's squarely in workers' favour.

Australia's top rate of 45%, or 47% with the Medicare levy, sits mid-table — level with the UK, above the US federal rate, NZ and Singapore, below Sweden and high-tax Canada. What stands out isn't the rate but how early it starts, at $190,000.

Becoming an Australian tax resident switches on tax over your worldwide income, resets the cost base of your overseas assets, and strips the $18,200 tax-free threshold from non-residents — who pay 30% from the first dollar. The traps new arrivals miss.

The ATO's 2023-24 transparency report shows Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB and ANZ paid almost $10 billion in company tax between them, led by CBA's $3.4 billion. Here's who paid what, and why the banks sit near the top of the taxpayer list.

A laptop seized in a Melbourne hotel room sparked Australia's most expensive tax investigation — and an eight-year ATO pursuit of Paul Hogan over a claimed $150 million, a travel ban served at his mother's funeral, and a settlement that's still confidential.

Indexation of 2.8% is applied to study loans on 1 June 2026 — the lowest rate since 2021. Here's how the 1 June mechanic works, why a voluntary payment before the date beats one after it, and why your payroll repayments don't count.

Rentvesting, negative gearing, equity recycling and the LMI-leverage cycle — the real tax mechanics that let some Australians under 25 hold multiple investment properties. Explained, not promoted.

From missing the 12-month discount window to losing the main residence exemption — the five most expensive CGT traps in Australia, and how to avoid each one.

Sell the family home and you pay no capital gains tax — no matter how big the profit. The main residence exemption is Australia's biggest tax break, worth about $51 billion a year. Here's how it works, and why no government will touch it.

JBS earned nearly $20 billion in Australia and paid $0 company tax. It topped a list of 1,136 large companies that paid no income tax in 2023–24 — and most of it is perfectly legal. Here's how that happens.

The 50% capital gains tax discount is being replaced, a new $1,000 work-expense deduction arrives, and the lowest tax rate drops again — here's what the May 2026 budget means for your tax, and when each change takes effect.