Tax has always been an element of civilisation. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr who served on the Supreme Court of the United States once said that “taxation is the price we pay for civilisation”. The Internal Revenue Service liked that so much that they put it on the entrance to their head... (26-Mar)
Sussan Ley, Member for Farrer, today encouraged local non-profit organisations to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to purchase equipment , cover the cost of petrol, provide training courses and undertake background checks under the 2010 Volunteer Grants program.
“Since 2001, n... (22-Mar)
Federal Member for Farrer, Sussan Ley today raised in Parliament the wasteful nature of the Building Education Revolution capital funding for 2 schools in Farrer.
Community representatives from Pleasant Hills and Henty have drawn to Ms Ley’s attention, their frustration that funds which wer... (15-Mar)
The Government should immediately release the report to allow taxpayers and businesses to participate in a well-informed discussion about tax reform.
Even a member of the government’s own Henry Tax Review committee, Heather Ridout, the chief executive of the Australian Industry Group--as now called... (15-Mar)
The health reforms announced by Kevin Rudd this week will add yet another level of inflexible bureaucracy, Sussan Ley MP, Federal Member for Farrer, said today.
“Mr Rudd made a key election promise to ‘fix’ the health system by July last year and when asked about this last week he was unab... (05-Mar)