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Australia's business tax rate is 30 percent, fifth highest among member nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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"The average company tax rate across the OECD is 24 percent and falling. The average across Asia is 21 percent.
"This global action should be a wake-up call for the Senate that Australia cannot afford to stand still, since every company tax reduction overseas is a de facto tax increase on Australia."
Westacott's comments have increased pressure on Treasurer Scott Morrison to secure a business tax cut.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed a 10-year tax reduction but those changes have stalled in the Senate where the government does not hold a majority.
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An officer who asked not to be named told Xinhua that investigators from multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation were still collecting evidence inside the restaurant, which is infamously known for scantily clad waitresses serving bar food and large mugs of beer. The restaurant had been used as a meeting place for motorcycle gangs for the past few months, police said.
He described the Sunday's bloodshed scene as ""the most gruesome and violent crime scene"" in his 30-odd years of law enforcement career. The blood-stained floor was strewn with bullets, knives, clubs and chains.
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The initial confrontation broke out in a restroom inside the restaurant and eventually spilled out into a parking lot outside, where police were deployed in anticipation of something wrong.
The gang members exchanged fire with police officers and it cannot be confirmed immediately if any of the dead or injured was shot by police. No officers or bystanders were hurt in the incident.
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