‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits

Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The gas industry is mobilising in opposition to a potential new tax on the sector as political momentum builds – including among Labor MPs – for the government to use the May budget to prevent producers profiting from the Middle East war. The Australian Energy Producers (AEP) chief executive, Samantha McCulloch, claime...

By Dan Jervis-Bardy and Krishani Dhanji