Konrad Benjamin, a former school teacher who is behind the social media account Punters Politics, tells a Senate inquiry into taxing gas that the issue has fired up his near million followers. Meanwhile the executive director of the Australia Institute, Richard Denniss, says 'the Japanese government is getting more revenue from taxing Australian gas than the Australian government is'. The Greens-led inquiry will hear from gas companies, environmentalists, economists and government departments Ignore ‘self-serving’ claims from gas giants and implement 100% tax on windfall profits, Ken Henry says Continue reading...