Fuel costs and RBA hikes equal to a 90 basis point rate rise: 'this is brutal'
Combined with the 50 basis points rise in February and March in less than 2 months households are paying the equivalent of a 90 basis point rise in interest rates.
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Do Tim Wilson’s claims on the gas export tax stack up? No, they don’t.
Shadow Treasury spokesperson, Tim Wilson, was on Triple J’s Hack yesterday and he made some interesting statements and claims about gas tax. To set the record straight: royalties are not tax, Australia does not have a gas shortage, and beer drinkers do pay more, than gas companies pay the PRRT.
Petrol prices are soaring in sync: collusion or coincidence?
The oil crisis has not only caused petrol prices to soar, it has revealed just how little competition there is among the big oil companies. A couple weeks ago the ACCC announced that it would be looking into uncompetitive behaviour by petrol companies in the rural areas.
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Video Report: The fight to save Murujuga
Press Conference: "Big gas is taking the piss"
Video Report: Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park?
Factcheck: Yes, Ed Husic is right. Australia exports gas so cheaply that Japanese companies profit from on-selling our gas
The claim is true. Japanese companies are on-selling a lot of Australian LNG and making a lot of profit while doing it.
The case for a gas export tax, explained
The gas export industry has been free riding off Australians for decades.
Pressure mounts to save Macquarie Harbour as salmon farming backlash grows
Environment Minister Murray Watt is facing renewed pressure to intervene and protect Tasmania’s heritage-listed Macquarie Harbour amid deepening public opposition to the state’s salmon farming industry.
'Beggars belief': firm behind BoM website bungle gets new government web deal
The consulting firm behind the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) heavily criticised website has been awarded another multi-million-dollar government contract to build a new climate platform.
Shorter America This Week: Maximum Lethality; Everything has a history; Don't fly with me
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Gas export tax won’t harm trade or diplomacy despite industry scare campaign claims
Will a gas export tax harm our diplomatic relationships? No. Foreign companies being sad about having to pay some tax in Australia is quite different to foreign countries losing trust in Australia as a reliable trade partner.
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