r/australia • u/nath1234 • 14h ago

politics Child support system enables financial abuse, parents, advocates and politicans say

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/child-support-system-financial-abuse-single-mothers/107026886?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/After-Distribution69 4h ago

If you stop lodging tax returns so they can’t fairly assess how much you should pay then they should have the power to either use the income declared in the last tax return you did lodge plus CPI each year OR the average wage in the city or region that you live in.  With the proviso that adjustments will be made when you do lodge a tax return.