FOUND: 14 - What They Never Told You

Australians owe almost $45b in unpaid tax

The Australian Taxation Office is going after businesses and "resistant" individuals who collectively owe tens of billions in unpaid taxes.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Creditors throw lifeline so Napoli Centrale remains open

COVID-19 slams Newcastle-based Italian restaurant group.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 20, 2022

Whistleblower Richard Boyle tells of PTSD developed from 'gobsmacking' ATO work

Former tax officer Richard Boyle tells a South Australian court of some of the alleged directives he disagreed with while working at the ATO, including one he was worried would cause suicide and death "on a massive scale".

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Whistleblower case stalls over legal issue

Action by a tax office whistleblower to try to block his prosecution has been stalled after a judge refused to proceed without the facts of the case before her.

AAP · Oct 4, 2022

Call to end ATO whistleblower prosecution

The Human Rights Law Centre has called on the Commonwealth to withdraw its prosecution of tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle.

AAP · Oct 3, 2022

Accountants report spike in hackers lodging false tax returns, superannuation claims

With almost half the adult population of Australia affected by the Optus security breach, questions are swirling about how stolen identity data can be misused.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Court document filed by ATO whistleblower as part of immunity application details 'bad culture' at department

South Australian whistleblower Richard Boyle has accused the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in court documents of being "callous" after taxpayer threats of suicide went ignored by senior Adelaide staff members.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Whistleblower claims ATO was ‘callous’ when taxpayer said he was ‘losing will to live’ over debts

Richard Boyle alleges tax office blocked him from helping individuals and one senior staff member said ‘I am sick of taxpayers threatening suicide’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

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 · Sep 16, 2022