Joe Hockey to move on fraud, identity crime and tax avoidance

By Mark Kenny
Updated May 5 2015 - 5:14pm, first published 9:10am
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Treasurer Joe Hockey is set to announce a new taskforce to tackle high-end financial crime. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Canberra is planning a major assault on high-end financial crime through the establishment of a new Serious Financial Crime Taskforce drawing on the nation's major law enforcement, business, and taxation regulators, and provided with $127.6 million over four years to secure criminal convictions.