Matt Pollard's articles (4 total)
A tale of two budgets: NSW and Queensland
The release of the NSW and Queensland state budgets reveals a stark contrast in the recognition of the role of renewable energy in securing economic and social benefits.
Australia is giving away billions in gas profits
Australia’s failure to properly tax gas exports is costing billions in public revenue, even as other countries capture windfall profits for national benefit.
War on Iran signals urgent need for Australia to end risky imported oil dependency
The widening conflict in the Gulf has exposed Australia’s extreme reliance on imported oil. With minimal fuel reserves and a $12 billion annual diesel subsidy to mining, energy security has become a national security emergency.
Capping Australia’s biggest fossil subsidy is the productivity reform we can’t afford to ignore
Australia’s biggest fossil fuel subsidy is hiding in plain sight. The diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme — a taxpayer-funded rebate mostly benefitting big miners — is costing Australians tens of billions, fuelling emissions, and damaging productivity growth.