‘You’re not getting any of my money’: Adrian Portelli launches broadside at Australian Tax Office

Key points

• Trade lottery businessman Adrian Portelli says he paid more than $100 million in tax before relocating to Dubai. Speaking on the One on One with Kris Fade podcast, he rejected suggestions he left Australia to avoid scrutiny, saying the move had been planned for years.
• Portelli said advance tax payments based on projected earnings became burdensome after LMCT+ revenue fell. He claimed the Australian Taxation Office had extensive access to his finances and powers over taxpayers.
• He still described Australia as the best country in the world.