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www.abc.net.au Why Ukraine's strikes on Russia could come with dire consequences Ukraine is firing drones deep inside Russian territory almost every day since June, but some analysts argue it could give Vladimir Putin an excuse to escalate his war. Bought a book. It was awful. Didn't want it on my shelves, but couldn't throw it away, so it sat on a table near the door. Rushing to an appointment this morning, grabbed it to read. Then went to breakfast and had nothing else. So I spent the morning reading the worst book I own.View quoted post on X
It's kind of mind blowing when you think of how James Dyson's company is 100% privately owned by him. A company making over $8 billion in revenue.View quoted post on X
Most of what The Australia Institute calls a subsidy is the fuel rebate ($8.9bn in FY24), which predominantly goes to mining, agriculture & transport. Not the oil'n gas industry.
If the fuel tax rebate is considered a fossil fuel subsidy, by the same rational the government collected $11.1bn in tax from the fossil fuel industry in 2024. This is on top of $21.5 billion in royalites and corporate taxes in the same year.
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HECS is a loan, not a tax. When the government collects this, it's just getting it's money back with inflation added on top.View quoted post on X
