>“We’re seeing shareholders overseas in multinational gas companies laughing all the way to the bank,” said Independent WA Senator Fatima Payman.
She’s not an independent, she’s a member of Australia’s Voice
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They should just do it already, It’d work well in securing a 3rd term and address other matters as well.
Just have to stop being scared of the media, If Australians see direct benefits from the changes the BS from murdoch and alike will have little effect.
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They should pass it now, not wait for the budget which is ages away. A lot can change in 1.5 months.
Why 25%? It should be higher. Obviously not too high in that it hurts the economy and drives corporations away but there is room for further taxation.
I’m not batting for big gas but you have to realise that all those FTAs and international agreements we signed had a huge cost. If it’d been me I wouldn’t have signed up under those terms, but we did so now we’ll be out over a barrel legally if we try to.
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>“We’re seeing shareholders overseas in multinational gas companies laughing all the way to the bank,” said Independent WA Senator Fatima Payman.
She’s not an independent, she’s a member of Australia’s Voice
They should just do it already, It’d work well in securing a 3rd term and address other matters as well.
Just have to stop being scared of the media, If Australians see direct benefits from the changes the BS from murdoch and alike will have little effect.
They should pass it now, not wait for the budget which is ages away. A lot can change in 1.5 months.
Why 25%? It should be higher. Obviously not too high in that it hurts the economy and drives corporations away but there is room for further taxation.
The government would immediately be challenged in court under [Section 51](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_51(xxxi)_of_the_Australian_Constitution), the [ISDS](https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/investment/investor-state-dispute-settlement) and possibly [WTOs GATT](https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/gatt47_e.htm) if they tried it.
I’m not batting for big gas but you have to realise that all those FTAs and international agreements we signed had a huge cost. If it’d been me I wouldn’t have signed up under those terms, but we did so now we’ll be out over a barrel legally if we try to.