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Mathias Cormann at Parliament House in Canberra.

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Time to change ‘outdated’ multinational tax laws

Former senator and head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Matthias Cormann says laws that dictate the tax paid by multinationals are ‘outdated’.

Sarah Ison

Mathias Cormann.

Global growthPremiumChina relationship in ‘best interests’ of OECD: Cormann

Mathias Cormann has talked up the benefits of all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries having the ‘best possible’ relationship with China.

Annabel Hennessy

Former finance minister Mathias Cormann has been elected the next leader of the Paris-based OECD.

Global stagePM praises praise OECD win for Cormann

Scott Morrison says the selection of Mathias Cormann as the new head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a ‘recognition of Australia’s global agency’.

Mathias Cormann is facing off against former European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom to lead the OECD.

Diplomatic coupPremiumMathias Cormann elected OECD head

The former Liberal senator is the new leader of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, in what is a major coup for Australia.

Lanai Scarr

Mathias Cormann is in the running to be the head of the OECD.

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From Perth to Paris: Cormann eyes world stage with OECD

Mathias Cormann sees his candidacy for OECD secretary-general as a bridge between Europe and an expanding Indo-Pacific region.

Lanai Scarr

Mathias Cormann.

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Cormann appointed adjunct professor at UWA

Former finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed an adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia’s business school, giving special lectures and offering support to researchers.

Rourke Walsh

Mathias Cormann is using the Australian Government's handling of the coronavirus as his pitch to be the new general-secretary of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

WATCH THE VIDEOVideoPremiumCormann’s COVID pitch for OECD’s top job

Mathias Cormann is using the Australian Government's handling of the coronavirus as his pitch to be the new general-secretary of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Annabel Hennessy

Mathias Cormann.

Candidates revealedPremiumCormann up against Trump adviser for OECD’s top job

Mathias Cormann will compete against a senior White House adviser — and the President of Estonia — to be the next secretary-general for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Annabel Hennessy

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Labor will back Mathias Cormann’s nomination for a key OECD position.

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OECD positionPremium
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Labor backs the right Cormann for the job

The ALP is throwing its support behind Mathias Cormann’s bid for one of the world’s top economic jobs, providing the bipartisan support he needs to firm up Australia’s OECD bid.

Lanai Scarr

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-The West Australian Photos 5 OCTOBER 2020: The day before the federal budget and his last, outgoing Senator Mathias Cormann at Parliament House in Canberra.

Blistering attackVideoPremiumCormann tells WA: ‘Stop hiding behind border’

WA’s ‘populist’ hard border has created an ‘inflated sense of security’ and prevented the State from taking other steps to handle another outbreak of COVID-19, according to Mathias Cormann.

WA Liberal senator Mathias Cormann told The West Live this morning that WA's 75c in the dollar would be "locked and loaded" going forward through COVID-19 recovery.

The West LivePremiumIn the red but WA’s GST flow remains unchanged

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says WA can be assured the State's 75c in the dollar for GST will be "locked and loaded", doubting anyone would be "brave enough" to crush it — even in a COVID-19 era.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Mathias Cormann has helped craft his last Federal Budget.

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Last hurrahPremium
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Mathias Cormann’ final contribution to Aussie politics

The WA senator has held it together for so long the Liberal Party, the Upper House and the electorate’s muscle memory will be much weaker without him.

Jenna Clarke

The 2020-2021 Budget Papers.

The good, bad and uglyPremiumDefinition of lamb and nut levies: Weird spending items

The Federal Budget was full of headline announcements: tax cuts, eye-watering deficits and big infrastructure spends. But beneath those attention-grabbers are the lesser-known spending items.

Sarah Ison

Outgoing Senator Mathias Cormann at Parliament House in Canberra.

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Why Cormann is ‘optimistic’ nation can withstand COVID

As Mathias Cormann plans to hand down his final Budget, Australia’s longest serving Finance Minister says he is still ‘incredibly optimistic’ for Australia’s future.

Lanai Scarr

The 2020-2021 Budget Papers seen at a printing facility prior to being delivered to Parliament House.

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A ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ Budget that has a plan

We have had the warm-up. On Tuesday, the main act takes centre stage, as the 2020-2021 Federal Budget is released.

Former Joondalup MP Albert Jacob, above right, and Bunbury bar owner Ben Small, below right, are two of the candidates in the race for outgoing WA Senator Mathias Cormann's seat.

Nominations closedPremiumBar owner, ex-minister lead race for Cormann’s seat

A bar owner from Bunbury will face off against a former Barnett Government Minister in the race to replace Mathias Cormann in the Senate.

Annabel Hennessy

WA Liberal senator Mathias Cormann will join The West Live today to discuss why the Federal Government wants fortress WA to reopen and to create a national definition of a COVID-19 hotspot.

The West LiveWhy Morrison Government wants WA to open its borders

WA Liberal senator Mathias Cormann says fortress WA won’t be off the table during a National Cabinet meeting on COVID-19 hotspots and borders. LISTEN LIVE FROM 8.45AM.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Mathias Cormann.

HOUSE THAT!PremiumFinance Minister’s $82k slump on Perth property

Mathias Cormann knows a thing or two about money. As Australia’s longest-serving Finance Minister, do you think he could turn a profit on a three-bedroom property in Perth’s south? You’d be wrong.

Kim Macdonald

WA Liberal Party state director Sam Calabrese. Inset: Mathias Cormann.

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WA Libs chief pulls out of race for Cormann’s spot

WA Liberal party state director Sam Calabrese has shut down speculation he will be nominating himself in pre-selections for Mathias Cormann’s Senate replacement.

Annabel Hennessy

More than 32,000 jobs could be created in the mining sector within five years if the Federal Government cuts red tape and corporate taxes, according to the peak body representing the resources sector.

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Govt urged to cut red tape to create 32,000 mining jobs

More than 32,000 jobs could be created in the mining sector within five years if the Federal Government cuts red tape and corporate taxes, and makes foreign investment conditions more amenable.

Lanai Scarr

Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will join The West Live to continue his push for WA Premier Mark McGowan to see reason and open the State's hard border.

The West LiveCormann urges McGowan to ‘see reason’ on border policy

Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will join The West Live to continue his push for WA Premier Mark McGowan to open the State's hard border. LISTEN LIVE

Caitlyn Rintoul

Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance.

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State border needs to open for good of WA: Cormann

The McGowan Government must strike an important balance between the health of West Australians and the economy, writes Finance Minister Mathias Cormann.

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West Australians from all sides of politics have rallied behind departing Finance Minister Mathias Cormann as a star performer of the Liberal Party.

Cormann’s retirementVideoPremiumPollies react to retiring ‘once in a generation leader’

West Australians from all sides of politics have rallied behind departing Finance Minister Mathias Cormann as a star performer of the Liberal Party.

Sarah Ison and Annabel Hennessy

Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann.

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Mathias CormannPremium
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Australia’s own Belgian dreamer enjoyed stellar career

Australian politics won’t quite be the same when he pulls the pin on his political career at the end of this year – a career that has seen him become the nation’s longest serving finance minister.

Joe Spagnolo