“Guardian Australia has spoken with several other Labor MPs who believe there is support within caucus for the change.

One Labor MP, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “I’m getting a lot of heat and I think David Pocock’s run a pretty good campaign on this.”

A ‘campaign’??? Yes, as far as politicians are concerned, it boils down to #electionability and nothing else. Never mind that what #SenDavidPocock has done (along with the #AustraliaInstitute) is to shed light on the #GasExport #Rort and that everyday Australians are paying for the outragous #Profits #Corporate gas companies are making (not to speak of the #Japanese #onselling of Australian gas - the Australian cow that keeps giving away free milk).

“They [unnamed Labor politicians] said reform on gas export taxes in the budget was important, but said Labor would have to go harder on gas companies than the current PRRT, or there would “not be much point”.

As well they should. ‘Bout time Labor did something that requires #gumption IMO. Go fast, go hard. Ignore #FossilFuelINdustries bleeting noises, it’s all #lies and #disinformation in any case.

#AusPol
REad more:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/28/its-fired-people-up-support-grows-including-within-labor-for-new-gas-tax-to-curb-wartime-profits

A quotation (not) from Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
(Misattributed)

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/22923/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #aggressiveness #aggression #conflict #courage #dedication #fight #gumption #size #tenacity #willpower #dog

FINALLY got the #gumption to send my tax preparer friend pictures of my docs. Only took me 3 months/5 minutes.

#ExecutiveDysfunction (or maybe in my case, business-casual dysfunction)