Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

"While the gas is extracted from beneath Australian soils, the profits go almost entirely to large multinational companies. Research suggests gas companies have made roughly $A149 billion from exports in just four years. Only a small percentage of this profit has been taxed."

"That’s why some politicians, think tanks and environmental groups are pushing for a 25% tax on gas exports.For decades, we’ve allowed foreign companies to earn billions of dollars from our gas sector, and to be taxed very little." >>

https://theconversation.com/foreign-companies-are-making-billions-off-australias-gas-its-time-that-changed-281010
#extractivism #OilandGas #FossilFuels #Tax #SubimperialEnforcer #education #austerity #HealthCare #cutbacks #CuttingCosts #Australia #NDIS

The United States is destroying itself - Rebecca Solnit

"Although there are far worse things about the utterly gratuitous and literally unjustified war on Iran, the fact that it burns through billions a day is striking, given that huge cuts are being made to environmental protection and national parks, and the forest service is being effectively sabotaged, while public lands are being offered up to fossil fuel companies and mining interests. The forest service headquarters are being moved across the country, which will probably cause many resignations, like the similar move of the Bureau of Land Management in Trump’s first term. More than 50 forest service research stations are being cut, meaning more loss of irreplaceable ongoing research, data, facilities and staff." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/12/united-states-trump-destruction

The list rings a bell...

#destruction #environment #conservation #biodiversity #PublicLands #FossilFuelIndustry #FossilFuels #climate #NationalParks #forests #science #democracy #UltraWealthy #cutbacks #msm #extractivism #mining

'VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India'

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/vodafonethree_to_offshore_uk_network/

"Exclusive VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that employment protections won't apply."

#Vodafone #VodafoneThree #Three #UK #India #cutbacks #technology #Ericsson #Nokia

Due to cutbacks at our local gym, some of the classes are having to combine. So the Limbo class is joining with yoga to become Pilates of the Caribbean.

#jokeoftheday #dadjokes #cutbacks