The West AustralianWhile big business paid $87.5 billion in income tax to Australia's tax office in 2024/25, corporates like Santos and Optus did not pay a cent.
More than one quarter of big companies paid no tax
From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.
- The West Australian More than one quarter of big companies paid no tax plain
- The West Australian New ATO review shows 27 per cent of big Australian companies don’t pay income tax plain
- ABC News More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals plain
This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.
How each outlet filed it
Also covered by The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Happiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The West Australianas they published this story | 19.8 | 3 | 42 | 50 |
| ABC News | 12.2 | 21 | 69 | 51.7 |
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