depending on income, tax can be up to 50%

we're also taxed goods and sales tax of 10% on all services, and most goods (base ingredients are ok, but processed foods are gst inclusive), all clothes etc

we pay a medicare levy on taxes, amount dependent on income and whether you have private health insurance

Australians are fairly heavily taxed - we DO have family tax benefit which is income dependent - child care benefit (also income dependent), and a fairly well established welfare system - but we're one of the only "wealthy" countries (along with the US i believe) that has no federally funded maternity leave payment