Be afraid. Last Thursday (8 April) the Victorian government restarted its Covid hotel quarantine program.
This is the fourth attempt. The first two attempts from March 2020 resulted in Covid being released into the community, months of lockdown and 801 deaths.
The third quarantine program attempt started on 7 December 2020. On that day Self-Employed Australia warned of problems. Our information was that basic, simple procedures were not in place and that quarantine ‘HQ’ was dysfunctional. By 12 February 2021 Victoria was back into lockdown. More...
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Be afraid: Victoria’s 4th attempt at quarantine
ATO Mongrel Bunch of Bastards Continues—Morrison Needs to Act
Today we release details of continuing abuse of small business by the ATO.
You may remember that in 2018 we were heavily involved in the production of the ABC 4 Corners program Mongrel Bunch of Bastards. The program exposed the gross abuse of small business people by the ATO. Since then we have campaigned hard for reform to the ATO’s audit and enforcement division, which is where the problems exist.
This time, in our view, the abuse looks like a massive ATO cover-up of the largest tax scandal in Australia’s history. Surely not, we ask? More...
‘Homework’ takes on a totally new meaning … for adults!
The global energy giant BP has told around 25,000 of its staff that work from home is now permanent. This is confirmation that ‘home-work’ is now globally locked in and not a temporary Covid ‘thing’.
BP is selling offices and moving to smaller premises as staff move to working two days and more from home. This is evidence of a working revolution. It’s a revolution that will throw the legal, academic, tax and political work-regulation establishment into utter confusion. More...
Victorian Government and Premier: Indictable criminal offences investigation
You’ll be aware of our requests to WorkSafe Victoria for prosecutions to be brought against the Victorian government and several individuals over the Hotel Quarantine Program that resulted in alleged 801 deaths from Covid-19 last year. Our Campaign summary and key details are here.
We have had a major development that we can report to you.
Late last week (4 March) we received a letter from WorkSafe Victoria confirming again that WorkSafe is investigating breaches of work health and safety laws related to the Hotel Quarantine Program. This is significant. Here are the core facts. More...
BIG change must happen to ATO says government report
The Federal government’s small business agency, the Small Business Ombudsman, has called for major changes to the way the Australian Taxation Office operates. The Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, says “… the time is right for Government to deliver a [tax administration] system that suits the small business sector…”
We totally agree. The ATO’s approach to small business is bullying, unfair and oppressive. We’ve been highlighting this since around 2012 and have been calling for major change. See our 20-minute video. More...
Australian unions see flying ‘gig’ pigs landing from the UK
You may have seen reports that the UK’s top court has decided that Uber drivers are not independent contractors. The UK decision seems to support the unions’ campaign against the gig economy. It gives the appearance of international support for Federal Labor’s anti-gig (anti-small business) policy announced earlier this month. More...
Would you consider the Victorian Premier the most dangerous person in Australia?
The most recent Covid lockdown of Victorians resulting from hotel quarantine failures must lead many to believe that the incumbent Victorian government is a danger to the health and safety of Victorians, and Australians.
The first lockdown—lasting 112 days in 2020 and costing 801 lives—resulted directly from disastrously incompetent mismanagement of hotel quarantine by the government. The Victorian government has admitted this. More...
Victorian Covid lockdown (again). The evidence. Victorian Government failures. Prosecution
With Victoria back into another hard lockdown, we are following through on our campaign to have the Victorian government prosecuted for breaches of health and safety laws.
Today we release our YouTube assessment of “Was Covid-19 unprecedented?” The Victorian government uses this excuse to say that it was/is not responsible for over 800 deaths. More...
ATO abusing its powers – manipulating the law to abuse people
Our campaign to reform the ATO continues. Good grief it’s an exhausting process! But the ATO keeps demonstrating why the reform is needed because the ATO keeps behaving badly.
Today we’re highlighting another case of ATO bad behaviour.
Many small businesses are structured as trusts. Most are family trusts. The ‘beneficiaries’ of such trusts are typically family members. A trust can distribute profits to the beneficiaries who then pay the tax. More...
Holding public officials to account takes time and persistence – Covid and more
This is an update on developments with efforts to prosecute the Victorian Government for the 800-plus Covid deaths due to its massive mismanagement, or worse.
The following gives some context of the effort needed to make prosecution happen: More...
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- Be afraid: Victoria’s 4th attempt at quarantine
- ATO Mongrel Bunch of Bastards Continues—Morrison Needs to Act
- ‘Homework’ takes on a totally new meaning … for adults!
- Victorian Government and Premier: Indictable criminal offences investigation
- BIG change must happen to ATO says government report
- Australian unions see flying ‘gig’ pigs landing from the UK
- Would you consider the Victorian Premier the most dangerous person in Australia?
- Victorian Covid lockdown (again). The evidence. Victorian Government failures. Prosecution
- ATO abusing its powers – manipulating the law to abuse people
- Holding public officials to account takes time and persistence – Covid and more
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