{"id":38828,"date":"2026-05-08T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=38828"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:58:26","slug":"gas-reserve-will-prolong-the-great-australian-rip-off-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/gas-reserve-will-prolong-the-great-australian-rip-off-greens\/","title":{"rendered":"GAS RESERVE WILL PROLONG THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN RIP OFF: GREENS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Labor\u2019s adoption of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/energyproducers.au\/news\/media-release-gas-reservation-policy-needs-to-be-backed-by-new-supply#:~:text=Home%20\/,the%20market%20on%20reasonable%20terms\"><u>Australian Energy Producers-supported gas reservation policy<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;as Australian government policy is yet another capitulation to the gas lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National momentum for a 25% tax on gas exports is surging, with rallies planned around the country this Friday to tax gas not beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evidence presented to the select committee investigating a 25% gas export tax, including evidence from the Department of Treasury, comprehensively refuted the gas lobby\u2019s claim that an export tax would threaten trade relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greens chair of the Gas Select Committee, Senator Steph Hodgins-May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis policy was written to protect gas corporate profits and Labor has just adopted it as government policy. It will raise no revenue and prolong the great Australian rip off,\u201d said Senator Steph Hodgins-May on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe gas corporations get to keep their obscene wartime profits while Australians will see services like the NDIS slashed in the budget when the government cries poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnnouncing this policy just before the gas export tax committee report is released, as if people aren\u2019t smart enough to know a distraction tactic when they see one, proves Labor is running a protection racket for gas corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe campaign for a 25% tax on gas exports is just getting started, as support for this policy continues to grow. More than 60% of Australians support a tax on gas exports. The Prime Minister\u2019s prevarication has nothing to do with protecting trade relationships and everything to do with protecting his fossil fuel donors\u2019 profit margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile Australians are getting smashed by interest rate rises and cuts to services in the budget, the Albanese government has made it clear that their priority is protecting corporate profits, not people. And they\u2019ll have to explain that decision next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor\u2019s adoption of the&nbsp;Australian Energy Producers-supported gas reservation policy&nbsp;as Australian government policy is yet another capitulation to the gas lobby. National momentum for a 25% tax on gas exports is surging, with rallies planned around the country this Friday to tax gas not beer. Evidence presented to the select committee investigating a 25% gas export &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/gas-reserve-will-prolong-the-great-australian-rip-off-greens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GAS RESERVE WILL PROLONG THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN RIP OFF: GREENS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38829,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38828\/revisions\/38829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}