A survey by the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership found overwhelming support for an increase to JobSeeker, with almost nine in 10 respondents (87 per cent) agreeing unemployment benefits should be enough to ensure people don’t have to skip meals.
Think back to 2010, on the 2nd of May, one week before the year’s federal budget, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is announcing a new Resources Super Profits Tax. Just 53 days and $22 million in mining company ads later, Rudd was out as PM. Now, fifteen years after the Resources Super Profits Tax was abandoned, a new resources tax debate is raging.
Housing and inequality campaigners are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to go big in next month’s budget and abolish the full capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, arguing partial changes will do little to ease the deepening crisis.
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The claim that Australia gives away export gas for free has been at the centre of the debate around taxing Australia’s gas exports. And, it's true. Gas companies export approximately 80 million tonnes of LNG from Australia each year, and just over half of this is extracted from offshore areas controlled by the Australian Government. The Australian Government does not make the gas companies pay for this gas, thereby giving it away for free.
Australia’s rental market is now “less affordable than ever”, with new analysis showing there are virtually no homes available to people on low wages or income support. Advocates say the crisis reflects years of flawed policy, with Anglicare Australia calling on the Albanese government to axe tax breaks for investors and spend more on building public and community housing.
Protesters highlighted the significant risks posed to Scott Reef and marine ecosystems, as Woodside comes under pressure over the Browse project’s emissions and costs, as well as its appearance at a Senate inquiry into gas taxation.
Of the 124,000 Australians enrolled to vote in Farrer, one in five have already cast their ballots. In an election with the potential for huge ramifications in Australian politics, depending on whether the Independent, One Nation, or Liberal candidate wins, are these 25,000 people really seeing the whole picture when they go to vote?
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has released its Rewarding Australian Whistleblowers: Design Options for Whistleblower Incentive Programs report, amidst growing calls for the Albanese government to introduce a federal whistleblower rewards scheme. The report argues that Australia risks falling behind other major economies without stronger incentives and protections for those who expose wrongdoing.
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.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out applying a gas export tax to existing contracts despite overwhelming public support, as pressure for a fairer return from Australia’s gas exports continues to build ahead of the budget.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released the draft legislation to establish a News Bargaining Incentive (NBI), which he said will prevent digital platforms from avoiding their “obligations” under the current laws.
US allies are being forced to rethink their security and economic ties as Donald Trump lashes out at his geopolitical rivals and traditional partners. Speaking on the Australia Institute’s Follow The Money podcast, US political expert Dr Emma Shortis said global leaders are “absolutely appalled” by Trump’s warning that “a whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran failed to meet his deadline to strike a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
