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Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 days ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

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The Labor MP Ed Husic vowed to keep pushing for a 25% export levy, predicting the groundswell of public support would eventually be too hard for Albanese to ignore.

Husic challenged Albanese’s description of the gas tax campaign as “populist”, noting the same label was used to described Labor’s drive for a royal commission into the banks.

I am glad someone from Labor is sticking up for the levy. Over time, keeping in mind the international situation, the levy should continue to be kept front of mind for when some semblance of 'normality' returns.

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[–] shirro@aussie.zone 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I have been onboard with increased resource taxes for a very long time.

I have to admit the middle of a global supply crunch and impending global recession with several years of inflationary pressure is kind of a shit time to be wrenching on the control knobs. Especially when the government has been leveraging our fossil fuel capacity to obtain access to refined fuel required for farming and industry. These reforms should have happened under Rudd or Gillard.

There are some on the right whose handlers do not want these taxes who know the government is not in a good position to do anything currently but are happy to benefit from the rising discontent.

Meanwhile the left is crucifying the ALP and its driving people to ON and not to the Greens or Socialists. ON are thoroughly owned by the mining industry and people like Gina. Its a massive own goal. Much like all the idiots who campaigned against the admittedly shit Dems in the US and drove people to Trump. Stupid, spiteful and immature.

On the other hand Albo needs to get the message that he serves us and not elites. He is going to need to make concessions and start tackling tough issues or populists are going to come in on a wave of lies and wipe out the piddly incremental gains his government has made on top of decades of Labor reforms. We can't afford that bullshit in the current information environment.