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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett Business editor

‘It feels as if I’m working for the ATO – except for the pay’: test case could put brakes on tax office outsourcing

Nathan Brunne
Nathan Brunne has lodged a ‘same job, same pay’ claim regarding the ATO’s outsourced call centre work. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

Nathan Brunne knows his way around the tax code. In his call centre work, the 25-year-old can recall the correct section of the Australian Taxation Office’s policy manuals when speaking with the public, or helping colleagues.

“I’ve got a pretty photographic memory when it comes to that type of stuff,” says Brunne, who has worked on the ATO phone lines since 2022.

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