Gas executives must explain themselves at export tax inquiry
Gas executives must explain themselves at export tax inquiry | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Gas executives must explain themselves at export tax inquiry 2026-04-14 Australian Greens Senator and Chair of the Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources, Steph Hodgins-May, has today invited the CEOs of Santos, Woodside, INPEX, Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips to front the select committee exploring a 25% tax on gas exports ahead of the budget in May.
Australian gas companies are poised to reap windfall profits from conflict-driven global price spikes. Even before these increases, a 25% export tax was estimated to raise $17 billion a year. If the invitation is not accepted, committees have the power to order a witness to appear.
If a witness is summoned and fails to attend it can be treated as a contempt of the Senate, which can be punished by a reprimand, fine, or imprisonment. Inquiry hearings will be 20-24 April, with two hearings in Canberra and one in Perth. Information about the committee membership and terms of reference can be found here.
Attributable to Chair of the Gas Export Tax Select Committee, Greens Senator Steph Hodgins-May: “Big gas corporations are cashing in while energy prices soar and households are being squeezed from every direction. “The CEOs of these profiteering gas corporations need to front the inquiry and explain to the Australian people why they’re taking our gas and selling it offshore for record profits, while paying almost no tax.
“This inquiry will drag gas executives into the spotlight and make them answer for years of ripping off the public. “These companies are set to rake in blood-soaked war time profits, while the rest of us are paying through the nose at the petrol station and supermarket check out. “The era of Labor letting big corporations write the rules and make obscene profits has to end.
“The free ride is over. This inquiry will build the case to finally rein in profiteering gas giants and put money back in the pockets of Australians, not gas executives.” Facebook for the Australian Greens YouTube for the Australian Greens X for the Australian Greens Instagram for the Australian Greens Bluesky for the Australian Greens Privacy Members website Your safety Contact us Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action In your language 2025 policy platform Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Federal portfolios Federal media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Upcoming events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Green Magazine All news Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Members website State/territory parties Contact us The Greens acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
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