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Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

Albanese [said on Wednesday](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/29/anthony-albanese-rules-out-gas-export-tax-australia) that a public campaign for a gas tax had been “dishonest”. In an address to the mining industry in Perth, he defended the settings of Australia’s Petroleum

Changing tax rules for investors won’t shrink housing supply or raise rents. Just look at Victoria

Albanese government is preparing to unveil a budget that will recast housing as shelter – rather than a financial tool – in changes that have already sparked heated warnings that rents will rocket and housing supply will