Forget gas. What about taxing gold and iron ore properly?

The Australia Institute has done a very good job 25% export tax campaign Senator David Pocock has been given a solid platform on Australian gas. ABC TVs insider program He will announce his case on Sunday, even though it is a tax increase that was not included in the federal budget.

Pocock spoke with some hesitation about whether his real motivation was to prevent all new gas projects and shut down the sector in the long term, but not once during the debate did he mention two corners of the resource sector that are far more deserving of higher taxes from Australian governments: gold and iron ore.