I hope I'm wrong, but it would seem this government is happy to put foreign gas exporters ahead of elderly and disabled Australians.
Everybody who loses even a single therapy session provided by the NDIS will be (at least a little bit) worse off.
Just as long as gas companies aren't worse off ...
Journo's desperately trying to find ways to question a gas export tax.
A ripper to David Pocock this morning was "could you afford a sudden 25% increase in your mortgage repayments?"
Pocock's answer was brilliant ...
If I got the house for free, like the gas industry gets its gas, then yes!!!!!!
Her parliamentary record of interests suggests the gas industry buys her plenty of drinks
As the govt weighs options to raise revenue, balance the budget & confront the global energy crisis, one solution is staring them in the face: replace the broken PRRT with a fair tax on gas exports. It's long overdue, and has widespread support… www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
Taking from disabled people to give to people in aged care is a cynical political exercise from Labor.
Pitting people who genuinely need care against each other while leaving $17 billion in the pockets of gas corporations they’re too cowardly to tax is shameful.
Konrad Benjamin nails the root of the problem: to stop large industries from ripping us all off, politicians need to stop “going to work in the industries that they literally wrote the rules for”🔥
Rules that as Dr Denniss points out, see gas co’s “pay more in PR than PRRT”💥
Poor Qantas. What a great opportunity to cut those pesky less profitable routes and hike prices.
Just as long as they keep making a couple of billion a year in profits. That's what's important.
www.afr.com/companies/tr...
Call bastards' bluff! They ain't going anywhere ... unfortunately.
"The report said that although profits were taxed at a higher rate, the Norwegian government also took on project and development risk via direct equity holdings in gas projects."
Cool, better nationalise the industry then.
Old mate Susan Mcdonald's written an op-ed asking who funds The Australia Institute.
That's easy. We have many vested interests: like an interest in making Australia better, fairer, healthier, cleaner, kinder ...
Her vested interests? Those who wine and dine her ... and fund her?
Chevron's CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iran America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows. Emily Atkin Apr 08, 2026
" In the first three months of this year, oil CEOs sold $1.4 billion worth of their own stock—the fastest pace of selling in 15 years. At a dozen companies, the selling broke all-time records"
heated.world/p/chevrons-c...
Dear international friends,
Do not travel to the United States this summer for the World Cup. It isn't safe for us, and it's absolutely not safe for you.
Sincerely,
An American citizen
Media normalising threats to wipe out a civilisation as a negotiating tool is just plain wrong.
Fancy a pre-Easter political chin-wag?
Jump onto our Unparliamentary webinar at 11am.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Called it!
Just sayin'.
Any danger the pudgy orange draft dodger steps off the golf course for a minute and thinks about ending the war he started as a political distraction?
Senator Susan McDonald is "alarmed" at the prospect of a gas export tax.
Of course she is.
She goes to the footy as a guest of Santos.
And represents a party whose major donors are Adani and Gina Reinhart.
Another slimy politician putting self interest ahead of ordinary Australians.
they talk a good story ... until it comes time to, you know, act
😞
This is long overdue. Fingers crossed it doesn't end up being a half-arsed, watered-down, loophole-filled, pretend tax.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
4 frames. Looking through front windscreen of car, driver at wheel, Angus Taylor leaning in driver’s seat from rear. Background changed suggest they are travelling. 1. Angus says, “Hey mate, are you sure you’ve got enough petrol?” driver: “It seems to be OK for now…” 2. Angus: “I’m hearing we might have a shortage, thanks to our incompetent government.” Driver: “I’ve heard we have enough.” 3. Angus: “Don’t you think you should get some Jerry cans and stock up?” Driver: “But if everybody did that…” 4. Angus: “There’d be a PETEOL SHORTAGE! PANIC!!”
Backseat driver.
My @smh cartoon.
Joke, no joke ...
Australia's gun laws in major need of reform.
200,000+ gun owners in don't use their weapons for the reasons stated on their licence.
This is a major security risk for the community
Great story on SMH front page on important new @australiainstitute.org.au research.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The gutless coalition (including the Nats' "brave" new leader) is so captured by the gas industry, they didn't even show up to vote on David Pocock's wildly popular (among voters) idea to examine why Big Gas pays less tax than beer drinkers.
Yet when they flop in SA/Farrer, they'll wonder why.
NFF and Service Stations: Whatever you do don't run a fear campaign about fuel supply:
Every LNP question: We're running out of fuel!! OMFG!!! What will you do???!!!!!
live.thepoint.com.au
An Iranian general learns Australian sailors were on a sub which sank his warship. He's lashing out everywhere, bombing embassies, hotels, airports. Is Australia now a target? Does it even matter that our dumb politicians think it's not significant our military personnel helped sink his ship?
Anyone looking for a new job? Woodside is hiring.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhok...
Big gas is law unto itself.
It owns most of our politicians.
But don't the gas fat cats look uncomfortable when they finally get called out?
Greedy bastards fracking our kids' future.
“The gas export industry already gets most of its gas for free. This conference is gas companies saying they want publicly-subsidised infrastructure as well,” said Rod Campbell, Research Director at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://theaus.in/4cahXYz
The Vic election is 9 months away.
Front page of today's Herald Sun is practically a Liberal how to vote card.
If the Libs lose a 4th straight election, what does that say about the influence of the Hun?
Could it be that all the beats ups and lies actually drive voters the other way?
