“While people work hard, sometimes at multiple jobs and pay their tax, almost 30% of large companies pay no tax”
Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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October 14, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Independent Economist Saul Eslake has called the GST sweetheart deal for WA the worst public policy decision of the 21st century.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Independent Economist Saul Eslake has called the GST sweetheart deal for WA the worst public policy decision of the 21st century.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
“While people work hard, sometimes at multiple jobs and pay their tax, almost 30% of large companies pay no tax”
Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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October 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
“While people work hard, sometimes at multiple jobs and pay their tax, almost 30% of large companies pay no tax”
Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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Senator Barbara Pocock delivering keynote address at #RevenueSummit26
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‘We cut the taxes and privatised the services and it didn’t work. Wealth doesn’t trickle down, it’s hoovered up’ says @richarddenniss.bsky.social opening the #RevenueSummit26
October 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
‘We cut the taxes and privatised the services and it didn’t work. Wealth doesn’t trickle down, it’s hoovered up’ says @richarddenniss.bsky.social opening the #RevenueSummit26
Independent Economist Saul Eslake has called the GST sweetheart deal for WA the worst public policy decision of the 21st century.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Why didn’t Australia follow Norway’s lead and make sure gas wealth benefits the public?
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
October 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
"We can't fix the housing crisis without (tax reform)", says Maiy Azize from Everybody's Home and Anglicare.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
"We can't fix the housing crisis without (tax reform)", says Maiy Azize from Everybody's Home and Anglicare.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
“There’s almost no opposition to it... people really support this as a policy issue." - Australia Institute Deputy Director @ebonybennett.bsky.social on a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
“There’s almost no opposition to it... people really support this as a policy issue." - Australia Institute Deputy Director @ebonybennett.bsky.social on a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
Why didn’t Australia follow Norway’s lead and make sure gas wealth benefits the public?
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
October 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Why didn’t Australia follow Norway’s lead and make sure gas wealth benefits the public?
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
At the #RevenueSummit26, Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the decision not to create a similar regime to Norway "irresponsible".
A 25% gas export tax could raise $17bn every year.
Speaking at the #RevenueSummit26, Greens Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social said "nowhere is the perverted nature of our tax system more clear" than when it comes to gas.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
October 14, 2026 at 6:28 AM
"It's hugely popular. The community wants it. They're sick of gas companies getting Australian's gas for free," Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young talking about a 25% gas export tax on ABC 7.30.
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Join the call for a national plebiscite: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/
October 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Speaking at the #RevenueSummit26, Greens Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social said "nowhere is the perverted nature of our tax system more clear" than when it comes to gas.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
October 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Speaking at the #RevenueSummit26, Greens Senator @barbarapocock.bsky.social said "nowhere is the perverted nature of our tax system more clear" than when it comes to gas.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
"Every day we fail to tax our gas exports we lose $50 million and every year we lose $17 billion," Senator Pocock said.
"These are human rights issues... can we afford the consequences of cuts (to the NDIS)?"
Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities Australia, tells the #RevenueSummit26 Australians need to think about what kind of country we want to be
Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities Australia, tells the #RevenueSummit26 Australians need to think about what kind of country we want to be
October 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
"These are human rights issues... can we afford the consequences of cuts (to the NDIS)?"
Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities Australia, tells the #RevenueSummit26 Australians need to think about what kind of country we want to be
Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities Australia, tells the #RevenueSummit26 Australians need to think about what kind of country we want to be
Megan Spindler-Smith, Acting CEO of People With Disability Australia, said budgets are about choices, and a 25% tax on gas exports could help vulnerable Australians.
Australia Institute research shows that tax could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
Australia Institute research shows that tax could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Megan Spindler-Smith, Acting CEO of People With Disability Australia, said budgets are about choices, and a 25% tax on gas exports could help vulnerable Australians.
Australia Institute research shows that tax could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
Australia Institute research shows that tax could raise $17 billion every year.
#RevenueSummit26
National Secretary of the Maritime Union, Thomas Mayo, says revenue raised from a 25% tax on gas exports would not only improve services, but could also be used to increase investment in renewable energy.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
National Secretary of the Maritime Union, Thomas Mayo, says revenue raised from a 25% tax on gas exports would not only improve services, but could also be used to increase investment in renewable energy.
#RevenueSummit26
#RevenueSummit26
How could you use the $17 billion raised (annually!) from a 25% gas export tax?
Catelyn Richards from the nurses and midwives union says healthcare could be greatly improved.
Dr Terri Macdonald from the NTEU says universities could be fee-free.
#RevenueSummit26
Catelyn Richards from the nurses and midwives union says healthcare could be greatly improved.
Dr Terri Macdonald from the NTEU says universities could be fee-free.
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
How could you use the $17 billion raised (annually!) from a 25% gas export tax?
Catelyn Richards from the nurses and midwives union says healthcare could be greatly improved.
Dr Terri Macdonald from the NTEU says universities could be fee-free.
#RevenueSummit26
Catelyn Richards from the nurses and midwives union says healthcare could be greatly improved.
Dr Terri Macdonald from the NTEU says universities could be fee-free.
#RevenueSummit26
"Over 300,000 people will lose access to the NDIS by the end of the decade... thousands of jobs are at risk."
Muriel Cummins from Every Australian Counts has given the #RevenueSummit26 a sense of the scale of the cuts and how much it hurts people with disability.
Muriel Cummins from Every Australian Counts has given the #RevenueSummit26 a sense of the scale of the cuts and how much it hurts people with disability.
October 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"Over 300,000 people will lose access to the NDIS by the end of the decade... thousands of jobs are at risk."
Muriel Cummins from Every Australian Counts has given the #RevenueSummit26 a sense of the scale of the cuts and how much it hurts people with disability.
Muriel Cummins from Every Australian Counts has given the #RevenueSummit26 a sense of the scale of the cuts and how much it hurts people with disability.
The #RevenueSummit26 is underway in Canberra! In his opening remarks, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss explains about how Australia is a low-tax country, and how budgets are about choices, despite what Australians have been told for years.
October 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The #RevenueSummit26 is underway in Canberra! In his opening remarks, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss explains about how Australia is a low-tax country, and how budgets are about choices, despite what Australians have been told for years.
“There is so much momentum for 25 per cent tax on gas." - Leanne Minshull, co-CEO of The Australia Institute.
Australia Institute research shows a flat 25% gas export tax could raise $17 billion a year.
#RevenueSummit26
Australia Institute research shows a flat 25% gas export tax could raise $17 billion a year.
#RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
“There is so much momentum for 25 per cent tax on gas." - Leanne Minshull, co-CEO of The Australia Institute.
Australia Institute research shows a flat 25% gas export tax could raise $17 billion a year.
#RevenueSummit26
Australia Institute research shows a flat 25% gas export tax could raise $17 billion a year.
#RevenueSummit26
Australia Institute Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff,tells the #RevenueSummit26 the CGT, introduced by the Howard government in 1999, greatly contributed to housing inequality, and that Labor's recent changes have brought house prices down while ensuring investment in new homes.
October 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Australia Institute Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff,tells the #RevenueSummit26 the CGT, introduced by the Howard government in 1999, greatly contributed to housing inequality, and that Labor's recent changes have brought house prices down while ensuring investment in new homes.
Director of the Centre for Policy Studies at Victoria University, Professor Janine Dixon, tells the #RevenueSummit26 about the need to tax artificial intelligence companies, and put those systems in place early, to ensure that Australians do see benefit from the AI boom.
October 14, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Director of the Centre for Policy Studies at Victoria University, Professor Janine Dixon, tells the #RevenueSummit26 about the need to tax artificial intelligence companies, and put those systems in place early, to ensure that Australians do see benefit from the AI boom.
‘We know women with disability are already underrepresented on the NDIS. We make up half of disabled people in Australia, but 38% of NDIS participants” says Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities at #RevenueSummit26
October 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
‘We know women with disability are already underrepresented on the NDIS. We make up half of disabled people in Australia, but 38% of NDIS participants” says Sophie Cusworth, CEO of Women with Disabilities at #RevenueSummit26
Centre for Future Work CEO Ben Spies-Butcher tells the #RevenueSummit26 that wealth needs to be, and can be, taxed better in Australia.
October 14, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Centre for Future Work CEO Ben Spies-Butcher tells the #RevenueSummit26 that wealth needs to be, and can be, taxed better in Australia.
October 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Tenant's Union of NSW CEO Leo Patterson Ross has told the #RevenueSummit26 that renters need more support, and people are having to make difficult choices and are moving away from their local networks because they can't afford to live in their communities.
October 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Tenant's Union of NSW CEO Leo Patterson Ross has told the #RevenueSummit26 that renters need more support, and people are having to make difficult choices and are moving away from their local networks because they can't afford to live in their communities.