Mark Ogge
Mark Ogge is widely published on climate and energy issues, specialising in the gas industry and the impacts of climate change, particularly the effects of heat and heatwaves. He is Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
ACOSS backs gas export tax as momentum builds across parliament
Australia’s peak council for community services ACOSS has joined the torrent of support including the Greens and independent members of parliament for a 25% levy on gas exports, originally proposed by the ACTU.
Leading economists throw their support behind taxing the gas industry more
In the lead up to the Australian Budget, reporting in the AFR shows leading Australian economists including former Deloitte partner Chris Richardson and former head of the ACCC Rod Simms have called for big increases in tax on the gas industry in the light of rising gas prices caused by the Iran war.
Why Labor and the Coalition fear David Pocock’s gas inquiry
Last week, Senator David Pocock proposed a Senate inquiry into the “extraordinarily low rates of revenue Australians receive from the export of our gas resources.”
Make polluters pay: Why Australia needs a climate disaster levy
Whether we realise it or not, everyday Australians are already paying for the damage fossil fuel companies are causing to our climate through more frequent and extreme fires, floods, heatwaves and other disasters.
