Canberra collects more from HECS than oil and gas industry
The Australia Insitute’s Richard Denniss hit the nail on the head in his speech to the National Press Club: “The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. “Thank you, children. You’re the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry.” Executive Director Richard Denniss at @PressClubAust@RDNS_TAI