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Taxes, a matter of life or death

By Rachel Etter-Phoya ■ 19 July 2023 ■ 5 min READ

A collage of images featuring Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, a stack of coins and Big Ben, against a bright yellow background.

No, trusts are not impenetrable shields for oligarchs’ assets. Here’s how to pierce them.

By Andres Knobel ■ 31 March 2022 ■ 13 min READ

Australian beer drinker tax vs the world’s biggest gas companies

By Naomi Fowler ■ 11 April 2017 ■ 3 min READ

Quote of the day – tax crimes and traffic offences

By Nick Shaxson ■ 14 September 2016 ■ < 1 ■ 1 comments

Top tax expert: Big 4 “accountants of fortune” must be broken up

By Nick Shaxson ■ 11 July 2016 ■ 3 min READ

Australia passes new information sharing provision

By Nick Shaxson ■ 24 February 2016 ■ < 1

Image of the day: IKEA

By Nick Shaxson ■ 19 February 2016 ■ < 1

The chaser’s guide to tax havens: a simple 1,413-step guide

By Nick Shaxson ■ 7 December 2015 ■ 2 min READ

Australia may try to exempt wealthy via scaremongering

By Nick Shaxson ■ 8 June 2015 ■ < 1

Singapore spin: “we are not a tax haven.” They all say that

By Nick Shaxson ■ 30 April 2015 ■ 2 min READ ■ 2 comments

The Rumble Down Under: democracy v multinationals in Australia

By Nick Shaxson ■ 23 April 2015 ■ 2 min READ

Do lower tax rates curb tax cheating? Really?

By Nick Shaxson ■ 30 March 2015 ■ 3 min READ

The Tax Justice Network Podcast, March 2015

By Nick Shaxson ■ 22 March 2015 ■ < 1

Quote of the day: we are entering the age of tax wars

By Nick Shaxson ■ 21 January 2015 ■ < 1

Open letter to G20 leaders – something must be done at Brisbane about illicit financial flows

By John Christensen ■ 10 November 2014 ■ 4 min READ

Brisbane G20 event: be part of the world’s biggest mock tax haven

By Nick Shaxson ■ 30 October 2014 ■ < 1

TJN Australia demands more corporate transparency on tax

By John Christensen ■ 9 October 2014 ■ 2 min READ

Third of Australia’s big corporations pay less than 10% tax – report

By Nick Shaxson ■ 29 September 2014 ■ 3 min READ

How Seychelles became a paradise for dirty money and corruption

By Nick Shaxson ■ 10 June 2014 ■ 3 min READ

Why did the Australian government keep this tax symposium secret? (updated)

By Nick Shaxson ■ 22 May 2014 ■ 2 min READ

OECD: special tax rules for internet cos ‘unviable’

By Nick Shaxson ■ 21 January 2014 ■ 4 min READ