former minister Ed Husic on why Labor must ‘stare down’ gas companies over tax
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Next month’s federal budget is an even tighter balancing act than usual, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers facing global economic uncertainty, a fuel crisis and the need to juggle cost-of-living relief with combating inflation.
The government has been weighing up changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax, a gas export tax and cost-saving...





