Greens say no new gas, urge LNG export tax to put Australians first
2025-12-01
greens.org.au
The Australian Greens have said that any government response to the projected east-coast gas shortage that financially supports new gas fields will not have their support, and are calling for a 25 per cent tax on all LNG exports — a measure proposed by the ACTU and backed by experts including The Australia Institute.   

The tax would ensure domestic gas supply is prioritised without incentivising new fossil fuel projects, replacing the deeply flawed Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT), which has failed to collect meaningful revenue from LNG exporters due to massive loopholes.

The announcement comes as the Government prepares to release its strategy to address east-coast gas supply shortage projected from 2028, in response to the joint Gas Market Review.

The volume of uncontracted gas currently being exported is more than enough to meet forecast domestic shortfalls, yet Australian households, who have seen gas prices triple since exports began, have received no compensation for the cost-of-living crisis created by gas corporations.

The money raised should be used to compensate households for the cost impacts caused by gas exporters and help Australia get off gas.

Lines attributable to the Australian Greens spokesperson for resources Senator Steph Hodgins-May:

“Government and industry lies are quickly unravelling. We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem.

“If Labor brings forward an option that incentivises new gas and hands more rewards to the corporations that have been ripping off Australians, they won’t have the support of the Greens.

“Since gas exports began, prices have tripled. Gas corporations created this crisis, and Australian households have paid for it with no compensation.

“We don’t need new gas fields to meet demand. We need to stop our own gas being shipped overseas while Australian families struggle to heat their homes.

“A tax on exports is the best way to redirect existing supply to Australians, raise the revenue needed to compensate households, and help us get off gas quickly and fairly — without opening new climate-wrecking gas projects.

“These companies have pillaged our environment and our resources. Labor needs to cut ties with the gas lobby, tax exports, and commit to a fast and fair transition off gas — one that finally puts households ahead of gas corporations.”

Lines attributable to the Australian Greens spokesperson for economic justice and treasury, Senator Nick McKim:

“Australian nurses pay more tax than some of the biggest gas corporations in the country. That tells you everything about how broken the system is.”

“The PRRT has become a massive joke at the expense of working Australians.

“It barely raises a cent while companies make eyewatering profits off a resource that belongs to all of us.”

“The PRRT is now beyond repair. The only credible path is to tax exports properly and use the revenue to support households instead of padding corporate balance sheets.”

“Gas giants have had a free ride for far too long. It’s time to finally make them pay their fair share.”

I hope the gas can keep flowing for domestic use?

I am on gas hot water heating, gas stove and gas heater.
I love gas - it's so much more powerful than electricity.
I can keep warm in winter with just 1 out of 3 elements on with my living room heater.
A gas stove is so superior for cooking.
I get gas hot water 24 hours a day - as much as I want.

Agree with the tax but not with the elimination of gas altogether.

Belgarion wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 10:00am:

Agree with the tax but not with the elimination of gas altogether.

We should be copying what Norway charges in export taxes -
a lot more than here.

Bobby. wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 10:08am:

Belgarion wrote on Dec 1st, 2025 at 10:00am: Agree with the tax but not with the elimination of gas altogether. We should be copying what Norway charges in export taxes - a lot more than here.

The global elite won't let us benefit from our own resources. They fockers make us pay for everything :(

Bobby. wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 8:47am:

I hope the gas can keep flowing for domestic use? I am on gas hot water heating, gas stove and gas heater. I love gas - it's so much more powerful than electricity. I can keep warm in winter with just 1 out of 3 elements on with my living room heater. A gas stove is so superior for cooking. I get gas hot water 24 hours a day - as much as I want.

Need to man up and chop wood for heat , my sanden heat pump delivers 5.4kw of power for every 1kw of my solar panels output , i have a gas cooktop and bill nearly 50 bucks for 9 bucks of consumption so will be going induction cooktop

Abject failure howard and letting the market decide failed australia miserably

LNP never again wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 7:30pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 1st, 2025 at 8:47am: I hope the gas can keep flowing for domestic use? I am on gas hot water heating, gas stove and gas heater. I love gas - it's so much more powerful than electricity. I can keep warm in winter with just 1 out of 3 elements on with my living room heater. A gas stove is so superior for cooking. I get gas hot water 24 hours a day - as much as I want. Need to man up and chop wood for heat , my sanden heat pump delivers 5.4kw of power for every 1kw of my solar panels output , i have a gas cooktop and bill nearly 50 bucks for 9 bucks of consumption so will be going induction cooktop

So you want to chop down the forests for firewood?

How utterly not green & environmentally unfriendly you are for an unbalanced leftoid.

We burn Jarrah over here as well ,.Labor are centrist not far left dumbarse ;)

LNP never again wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 8:14pm:

We burn Jarrah over here as well ,.Labor are centrist not far left dumbarse ;)

;D Pigs arse they are you dolt.

Albo is a commo & has been part of Labors Hard Left faction since his Uni days.

In 1989, he was elected to the position of Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party with the backing of the Hard Left. ::)

whiteknight wrote on Dec 1^st, 2025 at 8:39am:

The Australian Greens have said that any government response to the projected east-coast gas shortage that financially supports new gas fields will not have their support, and are calling for a 25 per cent tax on all LNG exports

Ah yes.  NIMBY's ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

We want the gas from outside our boundaries and we want the money. ;D ;D ;D