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What is the Tax Integrity Centre

The Tax Integrity Centre (TIC) is the community’s single point of contact to report information on suspected or known illegal activity or behaviour of concern relating to phoenixing, tax evasion, the shadow economy.

We use the information you provide to ensure the integrity of the tax and superannuation systems.

The TIC also:

• engages enhanced analytics to makes better use of the information you provide
• strengthens protections for those reporting information.
• We have information about the Tax Integrity Centre in selected other languages.

What you can report

You can report any known or suspected activity where someone is gaining a competitive advantage by intentionally doing the wrong thing.

This is not just limited to tax issues. It involves behaviours such as:

• demanding or paying for work cash in hand to avoid obligations
• not reporting or under-reporting income
• underpayment of wages
• bypassing visa restrictions and visa fraud
• identity fraud
• Australian business number (ABN), goods and services tax (GST), and duty fraud
• illegal activity and behaviour of concern relating to COVID-19 or JobKeeper
• illegal drugs and tobacco
• sham contracting – presenting an employment relationship as a contracting arrangement
• phoenixing – deliberately liquidating and re-forming a business to avoid obligations
• excise evasion
• money laundering
• unregulated gambling
• counterfeit goods.

How you can make a difference

When you provide information through a tip-off, we will always analyse and consider it. Even if we don’t take immediate action, the information you provide is still very important to us. It helps us understand industry trends and emerging issues and forms part of our engagement strategies.

However, due to privacy and taxpayer confidentiality laws, we won’t be able to:

• provide you with progress updates
• inform you of the outcome of the information you provide.

Remember, when you make a tip-off you help keep the system fair for everyone.

Making a tip-off

If you suspect or know about illegal activity or behaviour of concern relating to phoenix activities, tax evasion, the shadow economy, we want to hear about it. Find out how to make a tip-off.

Privacy

You don’t have to identify yourself when making a tip-off if you don’t want to.

However, if you choose to provide your name and contact details, we may use that information:

• to understand the information you have provided
• to contact you to seek more information about your tip-off
• as part of our investigation of the alleged misconduct.

We will not disclose any information we have which would identify you, except where we are required or authorised by law to do so.

Our privacy policy (summarised in the Short form privacy policy) contains important information about your privacy, including information about how:

• you can access and seek correction of information we hold about you
• you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or the Privacy Code
• we will deal with any privacy complaint.

We also have a specific page about your privacy if you make a tip-off.

Phone us on 1300 661 542:

Source: New South Wales Department of Education and Communities

The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 28-year-old female for indecent exposure at a school in Zuccoli this morning.

Around 10:40am, police received reports of a female acting in a disorderly manner outside of a school premises on Ginger Road. It is alleged the 28-year-old female was making gestures at students, kicking the school fence, throwing and smashing objects before she indecently exposed herself.

General duties members attended and arrested the female a short time later.

Investigations remain ongoing and charges are expected to follow.

Source: New South Wales Community and Justice

Youth charged over assault, evade incident

Thursday, 20 March 2025 – 2:19 pm.

A youth has been charged with common assault following an isolated incident at Deloraine earlier this month.
Police were called to a private residence about 11.30pm on 9 March after reports a woman had been assaulted while in a parked vehicle outside the home.
She received minor injuries.
The alleged offender fled the scene before police were called.
The 16-year-old boy has since been arrested and charged in relation to the assault
He has also been charged with reckless driving, evade police and traffic offences over an unrelated incident at Chudleigh on 12 March.
He will appear in the Youth Justice Division of the Launceston Magistrates Court at a later date. 
Anyone with information should contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au.

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Em and Jeff Avery competing

A father daughter duo from Mannerim Fire Brigade are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s State Championships.

Em Avery and her Dad Jeff have competed in many championships over the years, with Em competing in a new women’s team this year.

The pair also coach four rural teams together, a legacy team, a mixed team, a women’s team and a juniors team all made up from Mannerim, Meredith, Queenscliff, Leopold, Snake Valley and Drysdale brigades.

The legacy team, known as their A team, includes members who have parents and grandparents as current and former CFA members.

Em said she loves coaching alongside her Dad and hopes to continue the tradition for many years to come.

“Dad has been a huge help in getting these teams up and going. It’s been a great experience for me,” Em said.

“What I love about the champs is seeing everyone having fun! I love the adrenaline rush and the teamwork.

“There’s a level of seriousness but you have to enjoy it, and I do my best to make sure my brigade has fun.

“It’s also really good for skills maintenance and gearing the juniors up to become senior firefighters one day.”

Em has recently taken over the role as the juniors team coordinator as her Dad is heavily committed in his role as Captain of Mannerim Fire Brigade – a role he took on a couple years ago.

Em proudly refers to herself as a “Mannerim station baby”. She officially joined the brigade as a junior member in 2012 when she was 11 years old but her Dad has been a member for 27 years and CFA has been an important part of their family.

“I feel like I’ve been a member since I was born because of my strong family connection to the brigade and Dad took over the CFA juniors when I was 5 years old,” she said.

“I was too young to join then but I was always helping dad and running along with him and the juniors for as long as I can remember. I loved it!”

Em is looking forward to competing and watching her teams battle it out next weekend in the Rural Juniors and Seniors State Championships.

With no intention of hanging up her runners anytime soon, Em encourages brigades to get involved in the historic tradition.

“The events are everything our firefighters already know how to do, it just further boosts their skillset in a fun way. It also brings brigades together from across the state,” Em said.

“If your brigade doesn’t compete in the Championships, please look for a nearby brigade and join their team. We’re always looking for runners to join our Mannerim teams.”

“The Championships is all about teamwork in a really nice environment.”

Submitted by	CFA Media

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

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Protect yourself and your older community from common viruses like COVID-19 and flu. These are respiratory infections can make you cough and sneeze, give you a runny nose sore throat or fever. COVID-19 and flu can also get worse and lead to headaches, aches, shortness of breath and chest pain.

Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency

The Albanese and Allan Labor Governments are fixing roads across Victoria, improving safety and better connecting Melbourne’s suburbs, Victoria’s regions, and surrounds.

As part of our governments’ road blitz, we’re delivering two new projects in a big win for the west, including:

• $55 million to duplicate and upgrade Central Avenue between Lunn Court and Skehan Boulevarde in Altona Meadows;
• $3.5 million for a business case to upgrade Point Cook Road between Jamieson Way and Dunnings Road, building on previous work to develop the project scope. 

As critical connecting roads to the Princes Freeway, these will be transformative projects for Melbourne’s west, reducing travel times and improving safety for the residents of Point Cook and surrounding growing suburbs. 

The Princes Freeway is the main access road connecting the western suburbs to the city.

It carries approximately 40,000 vehicles per day from Geelong, increasing to 90,000 vehicles per day at the Western Ring Road. 

The Central Avenue and Point Cook intersection is used by nearly 28,000 vehicles a day.

With congestion set to grow, travel times are expected to significantly increase. 

These projects are part of the Albanese Labor Government’s $1 billion Road Blitz, matching the existing near billion-dollar road blitz campaign by the Allan Labor Government, who have since added an additional $200 million.

This follows funding already allocated to five projects under the Road Blitz.

Delivery timeframes for the projects will be determined in consultation with the Victorian Government.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King:

“We’re giving Victorians the infrastructure they deserve after being short-changed by the former coalition government. 

“This will be transformative project for Melbourne’s west, better connecting these growing suburbs with the city and the region.

“The road blitz will fund projects to improve network efficiency, travel times and road safety in key areas of Melbourne and its surrounds.”

Quotes attributable to Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams:

“After ten years of neglect from the federal Liberal National Party, it’s fantastic to have a partner in Canberra that can find Victoria on a map and deliver critical investments to keep our state moving.”

“Our growing communities deserve the very best road connections, which is why we are investing more to improve traffic flow and boost safety across Melbourne’s west.”

“We are getting on delivering these critical road projects that Victorians use and depend on every day – boosting safety and cutting congestion.” 

Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Gellibrand Tim Watts:

“Growing suburbs in Melbourne’s west need growing infrastructure investments to match. 

“My constituents have been stuck in traffic for too long. ​

“After a decade of neglect under the coalition, the federal Albanese government is acting, delivering the funding needed for building Australia’s future.

“Residents in Point Cook have long been waiting for a fix for Point Cook Road.

“This business case will provide the state government with a plan for the solution.”

Quotes attributable to State Member for Point Cook Mathew Hilakari:

“This expanded project and financial contribution means that we will be doing this road once and doing it properly, and I thank the federal government for its contribution.”