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Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues

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ATO database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:30:06 UTC.

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