The number of large companies in Australia that pay no tax has fallen to a record low, although some industry heavyweights continue to avoid paying any dues.

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The Australian Taxation Office published its tax transparency report on Thursday, finding big businesses collectively payed more than $100 billion in tax in the 2023/24 financial year.

It revealed the nation's biggest corporate taxpayer was Rio Tinto, which forked out $6.3 billion on an income of $52.8 billion, followed by BHP, which paid $6 billion.

Optus, Virgin Australia and CSL paid zero company tax in 2023/24, the report shows.

The big four banks paid a collective $10 billion, wi

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