INTERNATIONAL LAW

Will Australia win from new tax rules?

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 6-Jan-20

The OECD and the Group of 20 are heading an initiative to re-write international tax laws to cope with the digital age. The proposed system could include an effective minimum rate of global tax and the adoption of new global allocation rules. Some countries have sought to act unilaterally in the adoption of digital services taxes on US digital companies like Google and Facebook, but the Trump administration has sought to ‘punish’ such countries by the imposition of tariffs. There are hopes a new international tax system could be in place by the end of 2020, but some tax experts have their doubts.

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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED

Commission slams transfer at sea as clear rights breach

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Original article by Sarah Whyte, David Wroe, Jason Koutsoukis
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 4-Jul-14

Experts on international law have sounded a warning over claims that the Australian Government is transferring asylum- seekers on two vessels to Sri Lankan navy ships before they reach local waters. The UN High Commission for Refugees has taken the unusual step of criticising the operation, while the Federal Government is not releasing any details. International refugee law specialist Jane McAdam of the University of New South Wales says of particular concern is that the Australian authorities apparently asked the would-be refugees only four questions to determine their status

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UNITED NATIONS. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY