The revenue from fuel excise is falling but it’s not only because of EVs, which make up less than 2% of cars on the roads
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Every time a driver puts 10 litres of fuel in their car, they’re paying about $5 in tax that goes to the federal government.
That is, of course, unless they drive an electric vehicle. No petrol or diesel being bought means the government loses that 51c per litre.
Continue reading...The state’s corruption watchdog is up against the age-old dynamic of cosy relationships: no one on the inside of politics wants to change
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Australia’s parliaments aren’t just filled with MPs, staff and media – but also armies of lobbyists seeking an audience or a coffee with the people who can affect their interests with the stroke of a pen.
Millions of dollars are at stake. Will the government rezone land? Tweak a law that makes an activity legal? Exempt an activity from tax or grant an environmental approval?
Continue reading...Hundreds of transcript pages unlikely to pacify those who want to know more of president’s association with Epstein
For weeks, Donald Trump has been on the defensive over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files and the extent of his own personal links to the late sex trafficker.
While Trump had promised to release files related to Epstein, his justice department announced in July there would be no more disclosures, prompting uproar among conspiracy-minded Maga adherents and many other of his supporters.
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