‘Unjust’: Warehouse co-founder spearheads challenge to battle Aussie tax regime

The Warehouse Group concluded a brief foray into Australia as Glen Inger was ending his run as a director in 2005. This push may be longer-lasting. (Image: NZME)

Garth Bray

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

A founding director of The Warehouse may not get a bargain, but he could be in line for a money-back guarantee if he is successful as the lead applicant in a property tax class action taken against the Queensland Government.Glen and Joanne Inger are the first and second applicants in a pleading filed at the Federal Court of Australia that argues additional property taxes the couple paid on a new home on the Sunshine Coast are unconstitutional and discriminate against New Zealanders.Sydney-based litigation funder CASL is supporting the clas...

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