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Gold Coast property developer, Mr Kevin Barnard has been sentenced at the Southport District Court for fraudulently obtaining $147,763 in GST refunds. Mr...

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Date Time Fraudulent rebate claims fuel 10 more years in jail for SA man A South Australian man has been sentenced to an additional 10 years in jail at the District Court of South Australia after being found guilty of obtaining a financial advantage by deception. Mr Reginald Roberts wrongly obtained more than $3.8 million of taxpayer money by creating fake transport businesses and lodging false rebate claims for fuel. The 10 years’ imprisonment is in addition to an existing drug offence. T...

Whether gussying up a once-gutted Victorian or retrofitting a rat-infested hayloft in a former carriage house, these renovations give centennial buildings a new lease on life.

This is a joint media release between the Australian Taxation Office and Queensland Police. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) executed a warrant earlier this week in Linthorpe, Queensland, seizing 25 tonnes of illicit tobacco. We joined forces with Queensland Police to uncover 10 acres of mature tobacco with an estimated excise value of almost $40 million. The ATO is responsible for detecting, investigating and prosecuting those who domestically grow or manufacture illicit tobacco product...

Illegal $40m tobacco-growing operation found west of Brisbane We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Queensland Police and the Australian Tax Office have uncovered 10 acres of illegal tobacco – an estimated 25 tonnes – with a value of almost $40 million. The discovery was made in Linthorpe, about 135 kilometres west of Brisbane and located within the Toowoomba region, when police and ATO officers sea...

Isle of Wight musician launches new solo project Simon Holmes has used his time during Lockdown to reflect and develop some fresh new songs Ex-Mumbo Jumbo and Jimmy’s Big Fish frontman, Simon Holmes, has used his time during Lockdown to reflect and develop some fresh new songs – with a handful of catchy and melodic tunes now ready to release. Simon first found the love for music back at Solent Middle School and joined Mr Fessey’s guitar club. He asked for a drum kit for Christmas and ...

JUDGE Nov 6, 2019 A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new rule, not yet in effect, that allowed health care providers to refuse participation in abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in New York said he was tossing out the rule in its entirety. The decision came after 19 states, the District of... texas Oct 17, 2019

The crops had a total potential street value of more than $36 million. Later that day, ATO officers and Victoria Police located another 29 acres of crops in Beverford, destroying 183 tonnes of tobacco plants and 140kg of processed tobacco bales, worth more than $36.3 million in total. The following day, authorities attended a third property, in Vinifera, and destroyed 60.7 tonnes of illegal tobacco, worth $12 million. ATO Assistant Commissioner Ian Read said it was "one of the biggest weeks dis...

The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF), a multi-agency Taskforce led by the Australian Border Force (ABF), has undertaken a two-day blitz disrupting three...