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MyGov to use face or fingerprint recognition instead of passwords in bid to fight scams

Announcement of change to Australians’ accounts from 2024 comes amid concern over ‘scam-in-a-box kits’ being sold on dark web

The Guardian - AU

The $500 million ATO fraud highlights flaws in the myGov ID system. Here's how to keep your data safe

The $500 million ATO fraud highlights flaws in the myGov ID system. Here's how to keep your data safe

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) paid out more than half a billion dollars to cyber criminals between July 2021 and February 2023, according to an ABC report.

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Social media scammers posing as ATO workers stealing personal details and money

Social media scammers posing as ATO workers stealing personal details and money

Australians are being urged to be on guard against an emerging social media scam that involves fraudsters impersonating staff from the Australian Tax Office.

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NT Supreme Court judge sentences man to jail over illegal tobacco crop near Katherine

A man who played a key role in a multi-million-dollar illicit tobacco operation that tried to avoid paying $15 million to the Australian Tax Office will serve three months in jail.

Federal body announces grace period on Director IDs, after concerns about $13,000 fines

As a website crashes and phone queues grow, about 700,000 Australians are given another two weeks to sign up to a scheme designed to weed out dummy directors and stop the practice of phoenixing.

Fuck You If You Work From Home Apparently Bc Your Tax Return Could Get A Lot Smaller Next Year

People who work from home could lose hundreds of bucks from their next tax returns if the Australian Tax Office adopts new proposed changes.

Proposed work-from-home tax changes would mean lower deductions or more paperwork

If adopted, Australian Tax Office draft guidelines would cut 80c flat rate to 67c and affect tax returns from next July

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Medibank, Optus hacks and ATO attacks expose identity-theft risks, warn cyber security experts

Medibank, Optus hacks and ATO attacks expose identity-theft risks, warn cyber security experts

Cyber security experts warn the latest data breach of a major company should have all companies and consumers worried about the seemingly innocuous collection of data.

Are Australia’s whistleblowing laws fit for purpose? A former tax officer’s hearing may tell us

Are Australia’s whistleblowing laws fit for purpose? A former tax officer’s hearing may tell us

Richard Boyle will try to convince a court he should be protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act. If he fails, the calls for a legal overhaul of whistleblower protections will likely be overwhelming

The Guardian - AU

A nation in flux: these are Australia’s fastest gentrifying suburbs

A nation in flux: these are Australia’s fastest gentrifying suburbs

New income data from the ATO reveals which areas have seen increases in wealth over the past decades, and which have seen declines.

Here’s How To Easily Claim Your WFH Hours On Your Tax Return ‘Cos We All Deserve That Cash

Here’s How To Easily Claim Your WFH Hours On Your Tax Return ‘Cos We All Deserve That Cash

The Australian Tax Office has made a tax return shortcut this financial year to help you claim cash back on all your working from home bills.

Illegal vape and tobacco trade booms across Queensland amid 'bureaucratic buck-passing'

Illegal vape and tobacco trade booms across Queensland amid 'bureaucratic buck-passing'

The illegal sale of nicotine-filled vapes is increasing as the black market storefronts supplying them flourish in Queensland amid confusion over authorities' power to crack down on the crime.

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