Dirk Gently
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You can see this is wrong immediately when you see total company tax payments in the Budget.
Total company tax is $141 billion. So to pay more than everyone else combined mining needs to have paid $71 billion, not $59 billion (which is also wrong, see below).
Total company tax is $141 billion. So to pay more than everyone else combined mining needs to have paid $71 billion, not $59 billion (which is also wrong, see below).
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
You can see this is wrong immediately when you see total company tax payments in the Budget.
Total company tax is $141 billion. So to pay more than everyone else combined mining needs to have paid $71 billion, not $59 billion (which is also wrong, see below).
Total company tax is $141 billion. So to pay more than everyone else combined mining needs to have paid $71 billion, not $59 billion (which is also wrong, see below).
Reposted by Dirk Gently
The $59 billion figure is wrong too because it includes royalties.
The Minerals Council know this, as you can see from their press release.
Miners paid $32.5b in tax, nothing to be sneezed at, but not $59 billion.
The Minerals Council know this, as you can see from their press release.
Miners paid $32.5b in tax, nothing to be sneezed at, but not $59 billion.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The $59 billion figure is wrong too because it includes royalties.
The Minerals Council know this, as you can see from their press release.
Miners paid $32.5b in tax, nothing to be sneezed at, but not $59 billion.
The Minerals Council know this, as you can see from their press release.
Miners paid $32.5b in tax, nothing to be sneezed at, but not $59 billion.
I think it’s pretty obvious that they’re not employed to protect Australians. Just vested interests.
December 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I think it’s pretty obvious that they’re not employed to protect Australians. Just vested interests.
Thank you! On this very sad day you have restored some joy. The greatest movie ever made, and I’m so glad I saw it in the cinema for the short time it screened, and countless times since.
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thank you! On this very sad day you have restored some joy. The greatest movie ever made, and I’m so glad I saw it in the cinema for the short time it screened, and countless times since.