Kate Carnell on Thursday said such a panel would be 'essential' to the critical role small businesses play in Australia's post-pandemic economic recovery, and posed…

Business leaders mainly have themselves to blame if they feel governments don’t understand their perspectives or listen to their concerns, according to a group of…

Richard Boyle, a tax office whistleblower facing a possible 161-year jail sentence for shining a light on ATO debt-collection activities, has today launched a crowdfunding…

Debt recovery actions against small businesses with disputed debts are rare and only occur under "exceptional circumstances", the Australian Tax Office has said in a…

The Australian Taxation Office is destroying some small businesses with its approach to debt repayments, argues Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell.

Both the government and opposition have promised to subject the Australian Taxation Office to independent scrutiny once again following this week’s episode of Four Corners, while…

A new Ombudsman inquiry will look into whether ‘30 days to pay’ reforms imposed on federal and state agencies are working.

Barry O’Farrell scores a gig on the SCG Trust, Kate Carnell displaces a long-time bureaucrat as small business ombudsman, and public servants must wonder what…

To thrive in the current environment and into the future, public services need to focus on the outcomes and give up control over who delivers…

It's usually in conversation and probing that you get to hear the depth of each others' thinking, says Carmel McGregor. IPAA ACT will host its…