Tax and policy needed to fight sugar: Study Support is growing for a sugary drinks tax, with one expert saying an ‘individual responsibility’ narrative is out of step with reality.
GPs left frustrated by payroll tax ‘savings’ claim The RACGP continues to call for national consistency in scrapping the tax, as the NSW Government spruiks the ‘savings’ made by GPs who have claimed its rebates.
In Practice: 2025 flu vaccines arriving early April Delivery of Sanofi’s VaxiGrip Tetra vaccine for this year’s influenza season is expected to arrive within weeks, the DoHAC confirmed.
Payroll tax relief passes Queensland Parliament The state’s GPs are officially free from the tax after laws to permanently abolish it passed through Queensland Parliament.
RACGP fronts Parliament to spruik payroll tax abolishment GPs used a Queensland inquiry into the tax to call for a nationwide scrapping, saying it is still causing significant anxiety in other states.
Queensland GPs immediately exempt from payroll tax The RACGP says the state is setting a precedent for others, after draft laws were introduced into Parliament on Thursday to abolish the tax on GPs.
Payroll tax relief for Victorian GPs The RACGP has welcomed changes exempting GPs from the tax on bulk-billed services, but the college says it will continue fighting for a full reprieve.
Payroll tax relief for NSW GPs treating veterans In a move welcomed by the RACGP, the State Government has waived the tax on the care of veterans with a Gold, White or Orange DVA card.
Payroll tax abolishment moves forward Queensland’s new Government is following through on its election commitment, as it begins the process of scrapping the tax.
Queensland to abolish GP payroll tax The State Government will permanently ditch its tax grab following years of outcry from GPs, as pressure mounts on other states to follow suit.