Environment

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Australia’s Gas Giveaway

Petition

Tax the gas industry its fair share

Petition

✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Phase out fossil fuels

Petition

Fix Australia’s Gas Export Problem

Petition

Help Protect the Murujuga Rock Art from Destruction

Petition

End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour

Project

Gas: The Facts

Petition

End Fracking in the NT

Project

Coal Mine Tracker

Project

Hunter Valley Mine Watch

Murray-Darling Basin

Latest Research

Climate Change, Fossil Fuel Mining

No new gas and coal

Practical policies for ending Australia’s production and export of fossil fuels

April 28, 2026 by Rod Campbell, Matt Saunders, Mark Ogge and Louise Morris

Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining

Taxing gas in Australia and Japan

April 21, 2026 by Richard Denniss, Rod Campbell and Matt Saunders

Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Taxing Australia’s gas: It’s time for a fair return

Submission to the Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources

April 14, 2026 by Richard Denniss, Mark Ogge, Louise Morris, Rod Campbell, Greg Jericho, Matt Grudnoff, Jack Thrower, Matt Saunders and Skye Predavec

Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget

National and Electorate polls – taxing gas exports

March 23, 2026

Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget, Trade & Foreign Aid

We have already missed out on $63.8 billion in taxes from gas exports

A 25% tax on natural gas exports could have eased the pain of global energy price spikes

March 20, 2026 by Richard Denniss and Matt Saunders

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Latest News

Media Release

“Half-baked” gas reservation a distraction that won’t raise a cent in revenue

May 7, 2026

Media Release

Colombia fossil fuel meeting presents more gas policy headaches for Australian government

April 28, 2026

An LNG (Liquefied natural gas) carrier ship is seen at Ichthys LNG onshore process facilities at Bladin Point in Darwin, Sunday, May 12, 2024. The Northern Territory Chief Minister and Treasurer Eva Lawler will hand down the 2024-2025 budget on Tuesday.

Media Release

Japanese Government collects more tax from Australian gas than Australian Government

April 21, 2026 by Richard Denniss

Media Release

Australians want nothing more than a fair return for their gas: submission to Senate Inquiry

April 14, 2026

Media Release

Every day the government delays implementing a 25% gas export tax costs the budget $49.8 million

April 12, 2026

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