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30 April 2026 at 00:32

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Chalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for Australians

Chalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:

I understand that there is a constituency in the Australian community to go further โ€ฆ But there are also, as the prime minister said, really good reasons to prioritise these international supply arrangements particularly during this oil shock.

All of us have been prioritising getting fuel for Australia and for Australians to keep the economy ticking over and thatโ€™s why there are good reasons for the comments that the prime minister made yesterday.

Weโ€™ve been very upfront with people and said when we think about the intergenerational unfairness in the budget, in our economy, in our society more broadly, a couple of the drivers of that are in housing, are in the tax system.

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ยฉ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

ยฉ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

ยฉ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

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