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Taxman pursues tax dodger Shell in Switzerland

by Michael West | Nov 28, 2017 | Despatch

The Tax Office is chasing oil major Shell Australia in Switzerland, asking the government for documents related to both its upstream and downstream companies, according to Swiss sources. It is no secret the ATO is unhappy with the oil majors as they have radically...

Shell plays Australian gas customers for mugs

by Sandi Keane | Oct 11, 2017 | Energy & Environment

In the wake of the AFR National Energy Summit in Sydney, investment analyst Bruce Robertson joins Shell Australia’s Zoe Yujnovich in debunking a few gas myths — specifically those of Shell Australia. PLAYING THE public for mugs is standard practice for...

Investigation: Barnaby’s gas bonanza and the pervading influence of the gas lobby

by Simone Marsh | Oct 10, 2017 | Energy & Environment, Government

Gas companies weigh a heavy influence over Australia’s political leadership. As the horror show over high gas prices unfolds, Big Gas Con whistleblower and analyst, Simone Marsh, reports on National Party donations, the gas lobby, the “revolving doors” between industry and politics, and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and his land parcel at Narrabri where Santos is planning to drill.

BCA investigation: power of the business lobby in Australia

by Michael West | Sep 28, 2017 | Business, Government

This is the first in a series of investigations into Australia’s most powerful business lobby groups. To begin, we have selected the Business Council of Australia, the most elite and influential peak body of them all. Among the findings, the nation’s...

Plutus: the police raids, the ATO and the real plutocrats

by Michael West | May 20, 2017 | Finance & Tax, Government

COMMENT Loath as one is to invoke the utterances of Donald Trump, this “shocking”, “massive” and “disgusting” Plutus scandal which has “engulfed” the Australian Tax Office is, wait for it … #FakeNews. It is a good...