Woodside gas project given WA environmental approval After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive Woodside gas project has been given WA environmental approval to operate until 2070. AAP · Dec 12, 2024
Broken system lets big business off tax hook: institute Major corporations that pay no company income tax are taking advantage of a broken system that needs government intervention, a think tank says. AAP · Nov 1, 2024
Gas industry rejects 'leech' tag over royalty freebies The Australian government has been accused of letting gas companies get away with daylight robbery by not applying royalties on all of the nation's gas exports. AAP · May 29, 2024
Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right? The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2023
How much more revenue would the Australian government have if it taxed gas companies properly? At a time when people are struggling to pay the bills, a windfall profits tax could have doubled jobseeker or funded aged care The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022
Australia Institute: Gas tax could cover energy transition costs A windfall profits tax levied on the export gas industry could pay for the government's $20 billion commitment to the energy transition. The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022
Does carbon capture and storage work and can it help Australia achieve net zero by 2050? The technology is being hailed as one way Australia can open new oil and gas projects while simultaneously combating climate change. But there are doubts CCS is up to the task. ABC News · Sep 3, 2022
Gas users and experts call for federal crackdown on east coast 'gas cartel' Surging gas prices are putting a strain on Australian businesses that are calling for governments to step in and take action. ABC News · Aug 10, 2022
Australia’s oil and gas regulator criticised after chief hands out environmental ‘excellence’ awards at industry dinner Regulator says outgoing boss Stuart Smith had no role in selecting winners and was invited to acknowledge his work over eight years The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2022
Renewables can't do it all, gas chief says An energy-led recovery and decarbonisation are key issues for oil and gas majors, and for protesters, at Australia's largest fossil-fuel summit for years. AAP · May 16, 2022