“Australian taxpayers were forced to foot the $51billion NBN bill for something private companies would have gladly paid for,” said ATA Policy Director Emilie Dye. “The NBN was subpar from the start, so it is no surprise private enterprise has stepped up to provide Australians something better.”
Read More”Less than 0.5% of Australians are Type 1 diabetics, and of that, only a select few will be eligible for the free monitoring systems. Minister Hunt is spending $300 million of taxpayer money on doing very little good for very few people,” said ATA spokesman Eliot Metherell, himself a diabetic.
Read More“Farmers have received subsidies after suffering for years in a government made drought. Bushfire survivors have received aid after losing everything to the fires. I don’t think travel agencies quite make the cut?” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye. “The taxpayers don’t need to subsidise every industry facing hard times.”
Read MoreThe Australian Taxpayers' Alliance, the nations' largest grassroots advocacy group representing taxpayers, today pushed back on calls to implement a zero Blood-Alcohol Limit for NSW drivers in response to the tragedy that left four children dead over the weekend.
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"Ordinary Australians attempting to contribute to the economy through legal means will face the consequences should this bill become law."
“I am sick and tired of writing about sports rorts,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye, “but I actually value my responsibility to the taxpayers. Please, just stop!”
Read MoreAustralian Conservatives Senator Cory Bernardi’s 13-year career as an advocate for small government, common-sense lawmaking and responsible economic policies has come to an end today. The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance (ATA) is deeply saddened by the departure of Senator Bernardi,
Read More“Football is one of the great Australian pastimes. But because it is so popular, sports teams are the last people in need of government handouts,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye. “If anyone could afford to pay for their own facilities it is the Sydney Swans.”
Read More“While earmarks lead to negotiations between parties and can often result in a relatively even distribution of funds as pollies, representing smaller sections of the country, compete to secure funding for the people in their own districts,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye, “when a government official represents the whole of Australia, they have a responsibility to evenly distribute funds.
Read MoreATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye, described the compulsory cutoff as "atrociously planned, much like the whole of the Nation Broadband Project."
"Over 63,000 homes and businesses will be surprised to find themselves without phone or internet service come Friday should they fail to transition to NBN-based plans beforehand. The move is expected to cause disruptions to vital business services like EFTPOS, phone, and online sales.
Read More“The government has yet again shown they cannot be trusted with taxpayer’s wallet,” said ATA Policy Director Emilie Dye. “While bushfires rage across Australia, the WA government has decided to use the Emergency Services Levy to subsidise the art industry.”
Read More“The world is naturally moving away from traditional cash transactions and the government has threatened to begin restricting the use of cash. But Australians still have a right to privacy, something big banks don’t afford their customers,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
Read More“Volunteer firefighting is a proud tradition among Australians, with former Prime Minister Tony Abbot a perfect example of how politicians can serve their community in two ways at once,” said ATA spokesman, Eliot Metherell.
Read MoreNobody needs to be told that tradies make good money - it’s been reported in news outlets across the country for years, and if any kid has managed to escape hearing their parents complain about how much a plumber or electrician costs then they probably just aren’t listening.
Read More“Something is rotten in the state of Australia. Only Denmark collects more of its revenue from local businesses and individuals than Australia. It’s time Australia took a hard look at its tax code,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
Read More"A PISA report released this week showed that Australian students are performing worse today than students ten years ago. Considering our federal education budget has grown by over $8.5 billion in the last 5 years, these results point to a larger issue within Australian education,” said ATA Communications Manager, Emilio Garcia.
Read More“The government is not a jobs program for struggling bureaucrats. ScoMo is taking a knife to government waste. Just one of the departments ScoMo is expected to cut, the Department of Communications and the Arts, costs taxpayers $11.3 billion,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
Read MoreNSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell treated taxpayer funds like her father’s platinum credit card. She deserves worse than a solid grounding for this gross misuse of tax dollars, especially given that it hasn’t produced any results,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
Read More“There ain’t nothin’ gonna get in the way of farmers determined to water their fields and feed their livestock. The Murray Darling Basin Plan is barricading farmers from available water during a drought. These hard-working Aussies deserve so much better and they are willing to fight to get it,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
Read More“The government made a $51 billion mess when it attempted to create a national broadband network off the backs of taxpayers. Now in a misguided attempt to pay for the disaster and punish the Australians who refuse to use a broken internet system, the government is charging taxpayers an additional $7.10 on their internet each month,” said ATA Policy Director, Emilie Dye.
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