[edited for typos — bound to happen without my glasses]
Will he, or won’t he? And if #AlboPM does decide that it is indeed a #GoldenOpportunity to implement some kind of #GasSuperProfit tax, how bold is he likely to be? Those are important questions which go to the very credibility of #Labor ‘s government for all.

“The prime minister’s department has requested Treasury modelling of additional levies on gas companies in response to the Iran crisis that is driving up energy costs for Australians. The department was reported as saying that energy producers “should not benefit from high international prices at the expense of domestic customers”. Precisely. There can be no going back now from such a statement.”
Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/australian-gas-companies-massive-profits-paying-minimal-tax

#AusPol

As regular Australians struggle, gas companies are making massive profits and paying minimal tax. It is perverse

Australia’s gas belongs to all of us. The benefits should be shared fairly rather than hoarded by companies that pay some of the lowest taxes in the world

The Guardian