KPMG have accepted the data their clients gave them and used a methodology that their clients asked for, and are claiming that they are not to blame if these numbers are used on enormous billboards that could mislead policymakers and the public. This is nothing more than major consultants joining big gas in taking the piss.
New South Wales is the first state in Australia to ban new coal mines. The State Government announced on Friday that it will no longer consider applications for new mines or allow new coal exploration, while extensions to existing mines will still be considered.
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New research shows fossil fuel subsidies will reach $16.3 billion in 2025–26, rising faster than the NDIS. Handouts to mining giants are growing faster than support for Australians with disability.
Senator David Pocock has produced viral social media content claiming that Australia’s beer tax raises more revenue than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Can more public money really come from beer tax than gas tax?
If only we knew then what we know now. In August 2025, Queensland’s LNP Government announced it was abandoning a court case against Adani over unpaid coal royalties, a case that started in 2023 under the Labor government.
PM Albanese rocks band t-shirts and Arts Minister Tony Burke plays the guitar in his office. It would be a shame if they oversaw an unprecedented decline in Australian music.
Local activism really can drive nationally and globally significant change – which is exactly why powerful people try to dissuade communities from engaging in it.
Victoria’s Liberal opposition claims that “Victorians are paying more for power under the Allan Labor Government”, in a recent press release.
Local activism really can drive nationally and globally significant change – which is exactly why powerful people try to dissuade communities from engaging in it.
Australia’s main mining lobby group, the Minerals Council of Australia, has been running ads that say the mining industry paid $59 billion in tax in 2023-24, and that this is more tax paid than every other industry combined
