- The Guardian
- Issue #2120
“Around 80 per cent of Australia’s gas is exported overseas. Our research shows the gas corporations have paid ZERO royalties on over half (56 per cent) of all gas exports. In fact, the government collects more revenue from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.”
The Australia Institute
(Someone should tell Victorian Energy Minister Lilly D’Ambrosio about this. She’s used an alleged shortage of gas to justify opening new gas fields near the Twelve Apostles against scientific advice.)
“ ‘Social cohesion’ is the new ‘national security’ – a meaningless catch-all phrase to justify any new method of brutalising people who object to genocide. It’s like the ‘gamble responsibly’ you hear mumbled at the end of ten consecutive ads for whichever heinous new gambling app has just signed a sponsorship deal with the NRL. Whenever you hear it, your bullshit detector overheats.”
Alex McKinnon everythingisfine.beehiiv.com
