Claims that LNG gas can’t be used to meet any shortages in south-east Australia are completely false given how much uncontracted LNG capacity Australia has over the next 20 years.

The growth of wages under enterprise agreements is now as low as it has been for nearly a year.

Australia exports around 35 times more gas than would be needed to cover any potential “shortage” in South-East Australia. Australia does not need more gas

The rate rises over the past 2 years have seen banks taken billion from households and business in increased interest payments.

Superannuation tax concessions were designed to encourage saving, but instead they are being used by the wealthiest to avoid paying tax

With wage growth already falling, further interest rate rises would only serve to punish workers who are already suffering.

The 2021-22 taxations statistics show that men have a higher average salary in 96% of all occupations

Australia’s inflation is rising and falling in line with the experience in Canada and the USA despite the RBA not raising rates by as much as did the central banks in those two countries.

More than 1.1m jobs are now being done by someone who has another job

The OECD has recently called for the end of Australia Fuel Tax Credits Scheme, which is growing in cost every year.

Oil and gas companies claim they pay the wages of teachers and other public sector services, but teachers actually pay twice the tax.

We need green hydrogen to have a net zero economy, but the amount estimated to be produced by the measures in the Budget show how far we have to go

For a budget to be inflationary there needs to be actual evidence of surging demand. In this budget we have the opposite

The emissions from the gas industry are delivering a devasting cost to our future

Most plastic Australians use already ends up in landfill and the decision to scrap the levy on waste exports will only make things worse

The majority of items driving inflation now are not responsive to further rate rises

In 2024, the Commonwealth Government will spend an estimated $29.1 billion on schools in Australia. More than half of this – $17.8 billion – will go to private schools.

Australians in their 20s have HECS/HELP debts more than $10,000 greater in real terms than did people 20 years ago

Ending the indexation of HECS/HELP debts would deliver a truly interest free-loan for students

Wage growth in enterprise agreements is at a level completely compatible with long-term inflation targets

Australia’s economy is less an advanced economy than it is a petrostate style simple economy. That needs to change

The latest figures reveal that wages in the private-sector are not growing out of control – indeed they appear to have peaked.

At worst at worst, the increase in wheat prices should have caused a 0.75% increase in the price of bread. Instead they soared.

Western Australia produces much more gas than the state needs and any fears of a shortage is driven by the industry to increase prices

Non-compete clauses limit the ability of workers to seek better pay and conditions and not surprisingly employers love them.

Let us celebrate real wages rising, but not forget how far we have to go.

Public housing was once much more common – we need more public housing rather than rely on private landlords to keep prices down

We need to stop giving billions to high income earners that just exacerbates the housing crisis