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Why is the war pushing energy prices up? Australia has plenty of gas, there is no shortage.
By simply diverting uncontracted gas to the domestic market before it is exported, and putting a 25% tax on the contracted export gas to bring some much needed revenue back to Australians, it would also reveal something the gas industry rarely acknowledges: Australia does not have a gas shortage problem. It has a gas export problem.
Clive Palmer joins cross-party chorus for fairer gas tax
Clive Palmer and his United Australia Party have joined a growing chorus of voices calling for a 25% tax on Australian gas exports, saying “We need Australian gas for Australians, not sent offshore to benefit other countries.”
Save Tuvalu, Save the World
Laurie Carmichael Lecture: Doug Cameron on Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace
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?
Even leftover gas is exported: there's never been a gas shortage in Australia
The Australian Government lets foreign owned gas companies export vast amounts of gas above and beyond what they need to fulfil their export contracts, while leaving Australians short.
Japan’s rise as an LNG trader driven by resale of cheap Australian gas, reigniting calls for gas export tax
New analysis shows Japan is emerging as a major player in global gas trading, despite producing no liquefied natural gas of its own – and it’s all thanks to Australia.
'Gobsmacked': threatened bird habitat cleared under Australia’s new nature laws
Environmentalists have accused the Albanese Government of making a “mockery” of Australia’s new nature laws, saying they’re “gobsmacked” by its decision to greenlight the destruction of threatened bird habitat in the Northern Territory.
What to expect from the Farrer by-election
One month ago, Sussan Ley was the leader of the Liberal Party. Two weeks later, she retired from Parliament altogether after losing the leadership to Angus Taylor. And now, Speaker of the House Milton Dick has announced the date for the by-election to replace her: Saturday the 9th of May
Shorter America This Week: Is Australia at war?; Iran; What more is there to say?
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.
The Wrap: Trump’s war has already pulled Australia in
The President of Peace has started another war. It began with the bombing of a school in southern Iran. According to Iranian authorities, the death toll from that strike now sits at 168. Many of the victims were children.
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