ATO investigating holiday home tax deductions
The Australian Taxation Office is cracking down on holiday home owners wrongly claiming tax deductions.
The ATO assistant tax commissioners Kath Anderson said too many holiday home owners were claiming deductions for properties that were not actually available for rent.
Ms Anderson said one man declared earning $27,000 income from a property yet claimed $760 thousand dollars in deductions on a property that was only available for rent 13% of the year.
Brisbane could be getting a new Craft beer
Craft beer giant, BrewDog has bid for a new “kick-ass” Brisbane brewery to contend in the city’s beer landscape.
The Scottish company plans to build a $30 million production facility, tap room and restaurant in Murarrie.
BrewDog sales have been on the rise over the past twelve months and have acknowledged our country’s love for cracking a cold one saying “Australia is as dynamic a place as exists on earth at the moment when it comes to beer.”
Transgender Army Officer's wedding marred by offensive headline
Transgender Army officer, Hannah Winterbourne, has had her wedding tarnished by offensive headlines from the Sun newspaper in the UK.
Captain Winterbourne and her new husband Jake Graf, a transgender actor and director, were shown alongside the headline “Tran and Wife”.
Although, the couple praised the positive article about their marriage earlier this month, they said the headline was ‘sensationalised and misleading’.
Crackdown on stores selling fake indigenous artwork
The Office of Fair Trading will be investigating over a dozen Brisbane souvenir stores over the sales of fake Indigenous artwork.
The investigation is to ensure stores are not misleading consumers about the authenticity of Indigenous artwork.
The crackdown comes in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games to ensure tourists are supporting Australia’s Indigenous art community.
Dachshund comes back to life weeks after pronounced dead
A dachshund has come back to life following her death from a venomous snake bite at her home in Valdora, north of Brisbane.
Portia was rushed to her local vet two weeks ago and was pronounced dead, a week later she walked out happy and alive, as if nothing had happened.
Doctor Daniel Capps, who saved Portia’s life called it a miracle, saying that snake bites in cats and dogs are horrible and that they often don’t go well.
Scientists could remove the pain that follows chemotherapy
Scientists have succeeded in turning off the pain that often accompanies chemotherapy in animal models.
Chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain is a side effect that appears as tingling or numbness in the hands and feet and shooting pains in the limbs.
However, this advance may help develop drugs to treat chemotherapy pain.
Mark Zuckerberg denies invitation to testify in British Parliament
Mark Zuckerberg has refused an invitation to testify before the British Parliament.
Facebook’s chief executive denied attending the British parliamentary committee into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The company says it will instead send one of the deputies to London as he has the expertise to answer questions on the complex subject.
NRMA wants P-platers to be rewarded with free license and registration
The NRMA believes that P-platers should be rewarded for good driving with a free license and registration.
A report by the NRMA says rewarding P-plate drivers who have a clean record with a free license and a saving of $180 should encourage safe driving. It was also recommended that free registration should be offered to p-platers who drive five-star cars.
NATO joins efforts to expel Russian diplomats
Nato is expelling Russian diplomats follow the nerve attack on ex-Russian spies in the UK.
Twenty-six countries, including Australia, have expelled Russian envoys in the past two days, in solidarity with the UK.
Russia is still denying any involvement.
Top speeding areas have been named in Brisbane
School Road, The Gap, Windermare Avenue, Sinnamon Park and Chandos Street, Wynnum West have been identified as the top speeding spots in Brisbane.
Council data shows some motorists exceed speed limits by forty-four percent and Lord mayor Graham Quirk has announced a six point seven million dollar investment into a speed awareness campaign.