Australian women will be slugged for the first time in 50 years when the Howard Government’s GST is applied to tampons and sanitary pads from 1 July.
In Parliament today, Senator Lundy tabled a second petition with 12,858 signatures calling on the Government to make tampons and sanitary pads GST-free. On 15 February 2000, the Opposition [...]
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Second GST on tampons and sanitary pads petition tabled JOINT STATEMENT: Jenny Macklin MP and Senator Kate Lundy
Latest security breach shows Coalition clueless about digital privacy
Confirmation today that private GST-related ABN data has been hacked into demonstrates that the Coalition is clueless about protecting on-line information, the Shadow Minister for Information, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
Taxpayers Australia Inc, today claimed that details forwarded to obtain Australian Business Numbers (ABN) and GST registration details were the subject of ‘hacking’.
Despite Labor’s concerns [...]
Kelly’s Olympic-sized challenge for sports – the GST
Sports Minister Jackie Kelly is right to claim that Australia’s sporting organisations and clubs face an Olympic-sized challenge – but it’s the GST that is the major obstacle confronting them.
“The greatest challenge confronting small clubs and sporting organisations to is how to cope with the GST and its impact on families participating in sport and [...]
A 10% tax on playing sport
A full 10 per cent GST will be applied to almost every facet of sport and recreation in Australia, including the activities of school age children who do not earn a taxable income and are participating in healthy community activities, the Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
“The most unfair and inequitable aspect [...]
GST alert for soccer mums and dads
Junior soccer referees, who referee games for players as young as six years old, have already been hit by the Howard Government’s GST, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
Registration fees for junior referees for this year’s winter season, which commences next month, include provision for the GST from 1 July 2000.
The 2000 [...]
Learning to swim hit by GST double-whammy
Essential water safety skills, such as learn to swim classes, will be slugged twice when the GST is introduced, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
“The GST will be applied to both the cost of entry into public swimming pools and the cost of learn-to-swim classes,” Senator Lundy said.
“Imposing the double-whammy of two [...]
No win for non-profit sports clubs under GST
Non-profit sporting clubs are in a no-win situation under the GST, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
“Non-profit sporting clubs, which provide unique opportunities for sporting competition and general involvement in physical activity, will be worse off under the GST, regardless of whether they register for GST or not”, Senator Lundy said.
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Australia’s sporting success faces its greatest challenge – the GST
“Australia has enjoyed unbelievable sporting success this year, however the greatest challenge to our sporting future will be the impost of a 10 per cent tax on all sporting activities”, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
“Our sporting success has been built on the basis of equal opportunity and access for all Australians [...]
