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Follow the Money

Multinationals, gas exporters and big business: who pays tax, who profits, and where the money goes.

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1,149 of Australia's biggest companies paid no income tax last year

The ATO's latest tax transparency report covers every company earning more than $100 million. More than one in four paid nothing. Here's what the numbers show, and why the tax office says it's not always a scandal.

Aussie Outrage · 25 October 2026 · 7 min read

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Three-quarters of east coast gas is shipped overseas. Australians pay export prices for the rest

Before the Gladstone LNG plants opened, east coast gas cost about $4 a gigajoule. Now it's around $14, and the regulator is warning of shortfalls. Follow the gas, and the money.

Aussie Outrage · 25 October 2026 · 6 min read

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How to move a profit offshore: the 9% loan and the Singapore hub

Two real cases, one decided in court and one settled with the tax office for about $1 billion, show how multinationals can shrink an Australian tax bill. Follow the money, step by step.

Aussie Outrage · 25 October 2026 · 5 min read