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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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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Greens mining tax policy numbers questioned
The costings of the Greens’ mining tax proposal for the election have been deemed to be able to be priced at “very low” reliability.
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Greens lobby Future Fund to stop investing in coal
The Greens have started a campaign to lobby the Future Fund to stop investing in coal companies.
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Senate inquiry into mining tax begins
Greens leader Christine Milne is urging the government to rework the mining tax as a senate inquiry into the tax begins.
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Treasury concedes mining tax unlikely to raise forecasted $2bil
Treasury has admitted that the mining tax looks unlikely to raise the $2 billion it was expected to.
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Unions rubbish Milne’s “boo-hoo” speech over Labor and miners
While Christine Milne has signalled an end to the Labor-Greens alliance, Australian Workers' Union boss Paul Howes has dismissed Milne's criticism as a “boo-hoo” moment.
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Greens Push for Rudd’s Original Mining Tax
Greens leader Christine Milne has used the weekend’s 20th National Summit to once again push for the mining tax to be renegotiated.
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Victorian brown coal plans hits hurdles
The Victorian Government's plans to develop its brown coal reserves in the Latrobe Valley have already hit a roadblock.
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