Australia news live: Greens call for 25% gas export tax; house price surge wipes out benefits of three interest rate cuts
Greens senator Steph Hodgins-May says gas corporations have created a “crisis” that Australian households have had to pay for. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or...
By Nick Visser · The Guardian World
Greens senator Steph Hodgins-May says gas corporations have created a “crisis” that Australian households have had to pay for. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens call for 25% gas export tax The Greens are calling for all gas exports to be taxed 25% and domestic gas supply to be prioritised as the country faces a future gas shortfall by 2028. Government and industry lies are quickly unravelling. We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. If Labor brings forward an option that incentivises new gas and hands more rewards to the corporations that have been ripping off Australians, they won’t have the support of the Greens. Continue reading...