The Australian Government has passed amendments to the long-standing petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) to exclude the onshore oil and gas industry from its scope.
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Labor has no plans for new mining tax
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has told reporters in Canberra Labor won’t be seeking a mandate for a new mining tax.
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Labor looks to revive mining tax
Labor have brought the potential of another mining tax to the fore, however they have put consultation with the industry in its development on the agenda.
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Weekly Wrap 5/9/14 [video]
Mining tax repeal... Job losses at Clermont and Kestrel... New contract at Gorgon... International Mines Rescue Competition
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Mining tax buried by Senate deal
Mining companies and coalition members were jubilant yesterday as the Mineral Resources Rent Tax was repealed in the Senate.
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Mining tax repeal stuck in Senate doldrums
Clive Palmer continues to thwart Federal Government plans to scrap the mining tax.
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Tasmanian Minerals Council writes off Greens as “absurd”
The Greens continue to call for greater taxes on the mining industry, but the head of the Tasmanian Mineral Council has slammed such notions as “absurd”.
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ATO jumps the gun on resource tax repeal
The Australian Taxation Office has cut more than 70 per cent of staff from the resource rent tax area.
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Mining tax repeal fails in Senate
The mining tax has met with reprieve in the Senate, with the unpopular tax repeal voted down 35 to 32.
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Mining Tax goes before Senate
Greens leader Christine Milne has slammed the Mineral Resources Rent Tax repeal in the Senate this morning, saying the “super profits” earned by miners ought to be taxed and paid back into the community.
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Palmer presents major roadblock to MRRT repeal
Opposition to the mining tax repeal has come from the most unlikely of places: Mining magnate Clive Palmer.
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WA business joins the call against resource taxes
Western Australian business groups in have rallied to call on the Senate to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax and the carbon tax.
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Government releases draft legislation repealing the mining tax
The Federal Government has today released draft legislation set to repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
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Coalition to axe mining tax, but petroleum will keep on giving
Along with repealing the carbon tax, scrapping the mining tax is one of the Abbott government’s first orders of business. Deeming it damaging for jobs and investment, Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised to have the legislation before parliament within his first 100 days in office.
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WA Premier offers a mining hand to Africa
WA Premier Colin Barnett has quashed doubts Australia is threatened by Africa’s rise in the mining industry by proposing to work with the African governments to propel their mining industries.
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Forrest stands his ground after losing mining tax challenge
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest yesterday expressed disappointment over the High Court‘s unanimous decision to dismiss claims the mining tax is unconstitutional.
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High Court throws out mining tax challenge
Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest has lost his High Court challenge against the mining tax.
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Fact Check Q&A: The mining tax
Adjunct professor in Mineral Economics, Pietro Guj, takes apart Stephen Smith's Q&A statements on the mining tax, and whether economic conditions were behind the MRRT revenue drop.
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Mining has majority’s support: poll
A Newspoll survey has shown 96 per cent of Australians believe the mining industry plays a vital role in the economy and 69 per cent view it positively.
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Mining tax forecasts slashed
Earnings for the Federal Government’s mining tax have again been revised down, with the latest figures predicting it will only raise $800 million.
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