Labor’s national conference next week will ensure a tax on the resource remains on the agenda as part of a broader shift towards wealth redistribution that began at the May budget.

Join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Leanne Minshull and Rod Campbell join Ebony Bennett to discuss Australia’s dud deal on gas and the Australia Institute’s new petition calling on the government to hold a plebiscite on a gas export tax. This episode was recorded on Tuesday 16 June. Sign the petition (https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/) calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% Gas Export Tax. Support the research powerful interests fear. Make a tax-deductible donation (https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd) to the Australia Institute's End of Financial Year Appeal before 30 June. Guest: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Guest: Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @rodcampbell (https://bsky.app/profile/rodcampbell.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: Let the People Decide: The Case for a Gas Export Tax Plebiscite (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/let_the_people_decide_the_case_for_a_gas_export_tax_plebiscite) , Australia Institute webinar (19 June 2026) Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Polling – gas tax and WA (http://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-gas-tax-and-wa/) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d) or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Leanne Minshull and Rod Campbell join Ebony Bennett to discuss Australia’s dud deal on gas and the Australia Institute’s new petition calling on the government to hold a plebiscite on a gas export tax. This episode was recorded on Tuesday 16 June. Sign the petition (https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/) calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% Gas Export Tax. Support the research powerful interests fear. Make a tax-deductible donation (https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd) to the Australia Institute's End of Financial Year Appeal before 30 June. Guest: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Guest: Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @rodcampbell (https://bsky.app/profile/rodcampbell.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: Let the People Decide: The Case for a Gas Export Tax Plebiscite (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/let_the_people_decide_the_case_for_a_gas_export_tax_plebiscite) , Australia Institute webinar (19 June 2026) Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Polling – gas tax and WA (http://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-gas-tax-and-wa/) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d) or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Leanne Minshull and Rod Campbell join Ebony Bennett to discuss Australia’s dud deal on gas and the Australia Institute’s new petition calling on the government to hold a plebiscite on a gas export tax. This episode was recorded on Tuesday 16 June. Sign the petition (https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/) calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% Gas Export Tax. Support the research powerful interests fear. Make a tax-deductible donation (https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd) to the Australia Institute's End of Financial Year Appeal before 30 June. Guest: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Guest: Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @rodcampbell (https://bsky.app/profile/rodcampbell.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: Let the People Decide: The Case for a Gas Export Tax Plebiscite (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/let_the_people_decide_the_case_for_a_gas_export_tax_plebiscite) , Australia Institute webinar (19 June 2026) Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Polling – gas tax and WA (http://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-gas-tax-and-wa/) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d) or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support the research powerful interests fear: https://theaus.in/3RR3KYd See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Australia is one of the world's biggest gas exporters, yet multinational companies pay next to nothing for our offshore gas. Norway taxed their gas and built a $3 trillion fund. We got ripped off. Sen...

Should Australia tax gas exports to make energy cheaper for homes? Find out why some say yes and what the gas companies warn.

Australia is one of the largest exporters of gas in the world, yet beer drinkers pay more tax than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resources Rent Tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Senator David Pocock and Dr Richard Denniss join Leanne Minshull to discuss the case for a 25 per cent gas export tax, why Australians currently get so little in return for the country’s finite resources, and how the gas industry wields power in parliament. This episode was recorded live at the Australia Institute’s Politics in the Pub event on Wednesday 15 April. Subscribe now (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/subscribe) to find out about more live events from the Australia Institute. Guest: David Pocock, Independent Senator for the Australia Capital Territory // @davidpocock (https://bsky.app/profile/davidpocock.bsky.social) Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley (https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social) Show notes: Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Beer, HECS and visas: things that raise more revenue than the Petroleum Rent Resource Tax (PRRT) (https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260415-beer-hecs-and-visas-things-that-raise-more-revenue-than-the-petroleum-rent-resource-tax-prrt) by Matt Grudnoff, The Point, Senate inquiry into taxing gas exports begins as experts call system 'broken' (https://thepoint.com.au/news/260421-senate-inquiry-into-taxing-gas-exports-begins-as-experts-call-system-broken) by Tegan George, The Point (April 2026) Japanese Government collects more tax from Australian gas than Australian Government (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/japanese-government-collects-more-tax-from-australian-gas-than-australian-government/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_term=CLI_Tax) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) One Nation and Greens voters strongly support 25% Gas Export Tax: poll (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/) , the Australia Institute (February 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d)  or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Australia is one of the largest exporters of gas in the world, yet beer drinkers pay more tax than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resources Rent Tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Senator David Pocock and Dr Richard Denniss join Leanne Minshull to discuss the case for a 25 per cent gas export tax, why Australians currently get so little in return for the country’s finite resources, and how the gas industry wields power in parliament. This episode was recorded live at the Australia Institute’s Politics in the Pub event on Wednesday 15 April. Subscribe now (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/subscribe) to find out about more live events from the Australia Institute. Guest: David Pocock, Independent Senator for the Australia Capital Territory // @davidpocock (https://bsky.app/profile/davidpocock.bsky.social) Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley (https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social) Show notes: Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Beer, HECS and visas: things that raise more revenue than the Petroleum Rent Resource Tax (PRRT) (https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260415-beer-hecs-and-visas-things-that-raise-more-revenue-than-the-petroleum-rent-resource-tax-prrt) by Matt Grudnoff, The Point, Senate inquiry into taxing gas exports begins as experts call system 'broken' (https://thepoint.com.au/news/260421-senate-inquiry-into-taxing-gas-exports-begins-as-experts-call-system-broken) by Tegan George, The Point (April 2026) Japanese Government collects more tax from Australian gas than Australian Government (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/japanese-government-collects-more-tax-from-australian-gas-than-australian-government/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_term=CLI_Tax) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) One Nation and Greens voters strongly support 25% Gas Export Tax: poll (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/) , the Australia Institute (February 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d)  or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Australia is one of the largest exporters of gas in the world, yet beer drinkers pay more tax than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resources Rent Tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Senator David Pocock and Dr Richard Denniss join Leanne Minshull to discuss the case for a 25 per cent gas export tax, why Australians currently get so little in return for the country’s finite resources, and how the gas industry wields power in parliament. This episode was recorded live at the Australia Institute’s Politics in the Pub event on Wednesday 15 April. Subscribe now (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/subscribe) to find out about more live events from the Australia Institute. Guest: David Pocock, Independent Senator for the Australia Capital Territory // @davidpocock (https://bsky.app/profile/davidpocock.bsky.social) Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Leanne Minshull, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @leanneminshull (https://bsky.app/profile/leanneminshull.bsky.social) Host: Glenn Connley, Senior Media Advisor, the Australia Institute // @glennconnley (https://bsky.app/profile/glennconnley.bsky.social) Show notes: Australia's Gas Giveaway (https://gas.australiainstitute.org.au/) , the Australia Institute The case for a gas export tax, explained (https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260323-the-case-for-a-gas-export-tax-explained) by Richard Denniss, The Point (March 2026) Beer, HECS and visas: things that raise more revenue than the Petroleum Rent Resource Tax (PRRT) (https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260415-beer-hecs-and-visas-things-that-raise-more-revenue-than-the-petroleum-rent-resource-tax-prrt) by Matt Grudnoff, The Point, Senate inquiry into taxing gas exports begins as experts call system 'broken' (https://thepoint.com.au/news/260421-senate-inquiry-into-taxing-gas-exports-begins-as-experts-call-system-broken) by Tegan George, The Point (April 2026) Japanese Government collects more tax from Australian gas than Australian Government (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/japanese-government-collects-more-tax-from-australian-gas-than-australian-government/?utm_campaign=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_term=CLI_Tax) , the Australia Institute (April 2026) One Nation and Greens voters strongly support 25% Gas Export Tax: poll (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/one-nation-and-greens-voters-strongly-support-25-gas-export-tax-poll/) , the Australia Institute (February 2026) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Subscribe to Follow the Money on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/follow-the-money/id1078781512) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0JOrvYNuhHOwaFuZ7PlW1d?si=e9265dc6a04d40b3) , Pocket Casts (https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/follow-the-money/2aeecbb0-b36a-0133-2e57-6dc413d6d41d)  or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

The federal government argues the move will help re-establish fairness across the generations.

Every week the federal government delays implementing a 25% gas export tax costs the Australian public around $350 million in revenue, new research from The Australia Institute reveals. The post The cost of doing nothing. Every week Australia delays a gas export tax costs the nation $350m, according to new Gas Giveaway Tracker. appeared first on The Australia Institute.

Every week the federal government delays implementing a 25% gas export tax costs the Australian public around $350 million in revenue, new research from The Australia Institute reveals. The post The cost of doing nothing. Every week Australia delays a gas export tax costs the nation $350m, according to new Gas Giveaway Tracker. appeared first on The Australia Institute.