Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource. We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while families struggle to pay the rent, put food on the table and afford basic healthcare. Labor can find billions to prop up the fossil fuel industry, but when it comes to making corporations like Santos, Woodside and Adani pay a fair return, suddenly it’s all too hard. The Prime Minister has a kink for punishing small businesses and a fetish for humiliating his treasurer. So I say this is a consistent pattern of behaviour where the Prime Minister constantly goes in, overrides his treasurer, humiliates him in public. I suspect it’s going to sour the relationship somewhat. Continue reading...
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Australian politics live: Chalmers says ATO surcharge was joint intervention with PM; Nationals MP defends ‘shamed and stoned’ remark
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated that the ATO surcharge was a joint intervention with the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown criticized the government for missing out on an estimated $45 billion in revenue from resources due to insufficient taxation of the sector.
Krishani DhanjiThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-10-13 · 21:48 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated that the ATO surcharge was a joint intervention with the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown criticized the government for missing out on an estimated $45 billion in revenue from resources due to insufficient taxation of the sector. She argued this wealth is being given away while families struggle with living costs, and suggested the Prime Minister's actions, including overriding and publicly humiliating the Treasurer, could damage their relationship. The article also mentions a Nationals MP defending a remark about being "shamed and stoned."
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Labor is preparing to introduce a bill for a gas reserve.
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Australia is missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources due to the government not properly taxing them.
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Corporations like Santos, Woodside, and Adani are not paying a fair return to the government.
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The prime minister has a pattern of overriding and publicly humiliating his treasurer.
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