Report: Still Waiting On That Gas Tax

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The Prime Minister of Australia has today fronted the press for another day of dodging a gas tax.

This comes as the nation battles through another cost of living/inflation crisis, driven largely by corporate profiteering under the protection of global conflict disrupted markets and a deregulated financial system.

That will likely see the reserve bank kick up interest rates again in a few days time, with ordinary Australians punished by the single blunt tool the RBA has to curb an issue not caused by ordinary Australians.

With fuel and energy surging off the back of global supply pinches, which is leading to the bi-annual rise in the cost of everything (except people's labour), millions more are edging towards the already burgeoning poverty class.

While the government has been keen to promote itself as bringing about real everyday change, a growing number of Australians are feeling left behind by a government who they feel is captured by vested interests who don't really have to worry about how much it costs to fill up the car or keep the power from cutting off.

One of those issues that country feels fucked over on is the Gas Tax, which has been called for quite some time, by millions of Australians across the political spectrum, who regardless of political allegiances of ideology think that letting multinational corporations who pay no tax rip our resources out of the ground and sea for next to nothing - is kind of a dud deal.

With the political din around the issue dying down just after the budget, the government has tried to sit still in the corner and pretend everyone has forgotten.

However, plenty of people haven't forgotten, and plenty are keen for that gas tax could have cleaned up 80 billion or so since the government first took over in 2022.

"Not too late guys," said one community spokesperson today.

"Still plenty of time to cash in."

More to come.