Labor backs Greens inquiry into gas export tax – as it happened
This blog is now closed Labor cuts fuel excise for three months, saving Australians 26c a litre on petrol and diesel Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Trade minister to speak at National Press Club after signing of EU free trade deal Don Farrell , the trade and tourism minister, will speak to journalists at the National Press Club in Canberra today, talking up the government’s new free trade agreement with the European Union. We haven’t had an honest conversation in this country about issues around taxation for a very long time, because the conversation always gets shut down. So I absolutely support us having honest conversations as Australians about what we should be doing into the future that’s in the best interest of our nation. Continue reading...