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Prime Minister - Helping Australian families with Back-to-School expenses
Information for schools and retailers
The Government has expanded the Education Tax Refund to include school-approved uniforms, purchased from 1 July 2011. Items of clothing including hats, footwear and sports uniforms approved by your child’s school as its uniform may be claimed from 1 July 2012.
This fact sheet provides basic information about the Education Tax Refund on one double-sided A4 page and can be distributed.
This A3 poster may also be distributed or displayed.
Please note the fact sheet and poster may only be distributed or displayed in their entirety and should not be branded with school or retailers' logos.
Schools and retailers wishing to communicate information on the Education Tax Refund as part of their own materials may use the following recommended words:
The Education Tax Refund - Claim everything you’re entitled to
The Australian Government is helping eligible families with the costs of educating their kids, with a refund of up to 50% on a range of children’s education expenses.
The Government has changed the Education Tax Refund to include school-approved uniforms, purchased from 1 July 2011. To check your eligibility and the full list of what can be claimed visit www.australia.gov.au/educationtaxrefund.
Please note the use of the Education Tax Refund design and logo is not permitted.
Campaign material - phase 3
Radio advertisement
mp3 (500kB)
Indigenous campaign material - phase 3
Radio advertisement
mp3 (1MB)
Other languages campaign material - phase 3
Materials for the Education Tax Refund (ETR) campaign in other languages.
Radio advertisements (mp3)
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Campaign material - phase 2
Flash advertisement
View the ETR Flash advertisement
TV advertisement - 30 seconds
wmv (5.1MB)
mov (2.9MB)
TV advertisement - 15 seconds
wmv (3.0MB)
mov (1.2MB)
Radio advertisement
mp3 (500kB)
Print advertisement
pdf (1.1MB)
Indigenous campaign material - phase 2
Radio advertisement
mp3 (1MB)
Print advertisement
pdf (630kB)
Other languages campaign material - phase 2
Materials for the Education Tax Refund (ETR) campaign in other languages.
Print advertisements (pdf)
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Campaign material - phase 1
Flash advertisement
View the ETR Flash advertisement
TV advertisement
wmv (2.4MB)
mov (1.9MB)
Radio advertisement
mp3 (1.5MB)
Print advertisement
pdf (1.1MB)
Indigenous campaign material - phase 1
Radio advertisement
mp3 (1MB)
Print advertisement
pdf (600kB)
Other languages campaign material - phase 1
Materials for the Education Tax Refund (ETR) campaign in other languages.
Print advertisements (pdf)
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