You shouldn’t be paying more tax than a massive gas corporation. Sign the petition for a 25% export tax on gas to fund cost of living relief.

WHY A GAS TAX?

Big gas corporations are ripping us off.

Corporations like Santos and Woodside make billions each year, but barely pay anything in tax.

56% of all Australian gas is exported without paying a cent in royalties.

The USA’s illegal war in Iran is going to make Australia’s gas corporations even richer.

The government needs to act now to stop this war-profiteering and ensure Australians get our fair share of gas wealth.

The Greens are fighting for a new 25% export tax on gas revenue:

This tax would:

Raise an estimated $17 billion a year to help people with the fuel crisis and fund crucial cost of living relief.
Prioritise domestic gas supply during the renewable energy transition and ensure energy sovereignty.

This tax is backed by the ACTU, ACOSS, climate groups and other leading experts like The Australia Institute.

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What is the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax and why do we want to get rid of it?

The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) is the current system used to try and tax gas exports, but it has utterly failed to deliver for Australia. Riddled with massive loopholes, it collects virtually no meaningful revenue from the multi-billion dollar gas industry.

The result is a national scandal: the government collects more money from things like beer excise and student HECS debt repayments than it does from all gas exports combined. It's a broken system that must be replaced.

Who pays more tax than gas exports?

Multinational gas corporations pay less tax on their billions in exports than many everyday Australians, including:

Nurses
Teachers
Students with HECS debt
Retail workers

If we had a 25% tax on gas exports...

Revenue since 1 January 2026

0 Mt

Gas exported since 1 January 2026

Compensation per household since 1 January 2026 (and counting)

Based on FY2024-25 estimates of ~A$64 billion annual export value and ~79 million tonnes of LNG exports (DISR). Illustrative 25% levy applied to gross export value, spread evenly across a 365-day year. Approximate 10.9 million households (ABS).

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