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Australian labor unions call for Buffett-style tax on millionaires
Australia’s trade unions said they would call on the government to introduce a millionaires’ tax similar to US President Barack Obama’s so-called “Buffett Rule.” The Australian Council of Trade Unions on Saturday said it wanted to ensure mining billionaires such as Clive Palmer, Andrew Forrestand Gina Rinehart paid a minimum tax on their incomes regardless of how they…
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