Rinehart’s riches show why we shouldn’t slap windfall tax on gas
Nations can become wealthier and more secure by profitably supplying more of what the world wants most from them.
RSL Welcomes Support for Veteran Housing
The Returned &Services League of Australia (RSL) has commended the announcement that Hancock Prospecting will contribute $200 million to purchase properties to house Australia’s homeless veterans.
Gina Rinehart commits $200 million to tackle veteran homelessness
In a move to recognise a national crisis and national disgrace, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is contributing $200 million to buy properties to help Australia’s homeless veterans and war heroes, the biggest ever private commitment for Australian veterans.
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Government’s debt mountain will keep on rising under productivity rate, analysis shows
Parliamentary Budget Office analysis reveals Australia’s debt trajectory will defy Treasury predictions and continue rising into the next decade, contradicting the government’s fiscal strategy.
National Reconstruction Fund refined to help fill the fuel tank
The $15bn National Reconstruction Fund can be unleashed to invest in Australia’s petrol and diesel capacity after the Albanese government amended its investment mandate, as Jim Chalmers prepares to unveil fuel security measures in next month’s budget.
Mooted gas tax would scuttle $30b project, Woodside warns
West Australian Premier Roger Cook says he has directly warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against imposing a new tax on gas exports, as energy giant Woodside warned a future 25 per cent levy would kill its $30 billion Browse project.
Editorial: Red and green tape is holding Australian businesses hostage
After returning from talks with counterparts in Washington, Dr Chalmers on Monday bemoaned the impact of the war in the Middle East by saying Australia’s economy was being held hostage to “decisions taken in Washington and Tehran”.
Queensland, feds in stare-off over next move to develop oil field
The Queensland and Albanese federal governments are at loggerheads over who should make the next move to fast-track exploration of oil reserves west of Brisbane that proponents say could protect Australia from fuel shocks like the one caused by the war in Iran.
Gas tax would burn everyday Australians
Export levy would hurt consumers already reeling from soaring electricity bills
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
