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On Thursday Constable revealed the MCA was “already having discussions with the government” about the as yet unannounced proposals. She warned miners were prepared to run an ad campaign “standing up for families, standing up for small businesses across regional Australia”. “We can’t afford to see jobs go in regional Australia,” she told reporters in Canberra. “We can’t afford to see investment slow down ... So when bad policies emerge, the mining industry is going to look at those individually and as a whole and what sort of impacts they’re having.”Employer Association to run ads against Labor’s industrial relations legislation, which chief executive Steve Knott has said would be like the $20m campaign against the Rudd government’s mining tax “on steroids”.
Constable said the MCA wanted to see taxes on the mining industry in Australia “ruled out … that’s all government needs to say”.“We’ve heard some commentary from the government that they don’t have a preference to tax the export industry at the moment, but they haven’t ruled it out. What we want the government to do is rule out more taxes on the export industry.”
Constable said coal profits had “nothing to do” with the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that coal companies had experienced two good years of profit after five bad years in a highly cyclical industry. “That’s normal to the mining industry.”Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
How about pay todays prices for digging up ite in Australia nope you are bribing politicians and paying a fee from the 1960s and making billions of illegal money while destroying Australia and aboriginals country.
Here we go again. Mining industry threatening an elected australian government that has the temerity to compel mining to stop evading taxes. Time that we stop big money bullying our representatives to be silent while our country is being ripped off
So mining companies are striping our country of it’s resources making huge profits from it but are dirty about paying a bit more tax …our resources our rules, if you dont like it go elsewhere
I’m so worried about Gina. Will she still have enough money to throw in with the my pillow lunatic, Eric and Don Jr and their Dad?
Instead of slinging mud at the Labor govt, the Minerals Council should get the mining companies to clean up their own mess
They are welcome to leave Australia and we will dig our own shit up
Miserly, miserable tightwads, where are they putting all there profits. Time to give some back to country they dug their profits out of.
Mining industry needs to go screw itself. Time for us, the people who own the resource, to set the agenda. And if they unleashe an ad campaign then we should screw them harder. My guess is they'll blink first!
Should that happen, I would hope that Twitter users would start a campaign based on fact-checking the combatants.
Tell the mining industry that they are only just tolerated in this country. They don't own it.
Tell them to piss off !!!
Shut the buggers down. abcnews climate ClimateAction
Yeah whatevs. Multinationals not happy about paying tax. In other breaking news, it is Friday.
Time to nationalise them.
Ahh, Gina, Gina, Gina — you and your mob are such a piece !!!!! Twiggy your internal traitor, such a good person.
Only convince me to vote Labor even more.
how_phil could always change the law, companies that don't pay tax on billions in profits could be banned from engaging in political advertising. backed up with a government advertising campaign telling us how much tax they avoided.
Ooooo, we’re all scared👻👻👻
And then claim a tax deduction for that campaign to unseat the federal govt?
They should definitely run their campaign. I'm sure it will be well received by every household in Australia that's having a hard time keeping up financially. 🙄 (note: it'll probably on run on sky & foxtel)
Make the bastard a contribute!
So to avoid paying a windfall profits tax they will spend millions on ads to convince us to change governments? Tell them to ask The Age and Herald Sun how that's going against Dan!!!
Of course they will, perhaps the government will reduce their subsidies as well? I think that these companies need to be taken to task...
We demand a mining windfallProfitsTax.
Tell ‘em you’re scared without telling ‘em you’re scared
Fuching insane Jail these mining executives
Might be a good time to now nationalise the entire industry ...
Unleash the windfall tax. They unleash the Costello & Murdoch propaganda machine, double the corporate tax rate. Country is experiencing multiple emergencies simultaneously, it is justified.
Is Threatening to Undermine the Government, Against The Law? Just askin' for those who Play Fair .....
I think it's about time they were nationalised.
Well, Bitch? If you don't like it, you can go! Try it on, why don't you? It takes two to play chicken.
Probably led by Gina the Donald Trump groupie.
So what….nobody cares a fig for the mine owners
I think their campaign will backfire, big time!
Boeufblogginon If they have that much money to spare then let’s double the tax
If Gina lived to 150 she couldn’t spend all her money . Could she pay more tax to share among the plebs
Most are multinationals funneling huge swathes of profit into tax havens, of course they want to protect this racket and pay Murdoch/Costello/Stokes obscene amounts of money to perpetuate the propaganda that most of us know is a lie.
Blackmail by advertising, now that's a new one. I think if you keep poking the bear you will get exactly the outcome you were hoping to avoid, a big new tax which the Mining industry deserves in any case.
Cant see this being effective sgain. Voters fell for it once, but most voters are far more informed about massive profits. Taxs must be increased on large multinational companies.
maybe perhaps their should be a law against billionaire miners interfering in the governance of the land?
Yeh that sh!t won’t work anymore industries
Knock yourselves out. Mining industry are on the wrong side of the argument this time.
As is their right in a democracy. Honestly, this is no more unexpected than Unions running ads promoting pattern bargaining. There are many Australians who don't think imposing arbitrary spot taxes on bits of the economy that are doing well is good economic policy. It isn't.
bugsnoffer Maybe a profit deeming tax based on turnover would be an idea.
Mining Industry parasites!
So incredibly selfish & greedy. Imagine if the arts industry spoke with the same entitlement as the mining industry. The government really needs to stand up to them.
It worked last time but this time we have a cost of living crisis so the people who's mind they are looking to change have no money while the mining companies have all the money.
go for it. the mining industry is ripping us off
Give all of their very generous, publicly funded government subsidies to the renewable sector instead. Most of the public would support it. Redistributing funds is cheaper, better targeted and more efficient in the context of rapid global warming. Also they must pay SOME tax ffs.
Wouldn't have expected anything else !
What massive selfish grubs. They only care about their own self-interests. As if they don't have enough money already.
If labor had a spine they'd simply nationalise all resource extraction. There's no reason why parasites should profit from the nation's wealth
Go for it, it won't work this time...
Mining Industry = Polluters, Land Thieves and Fat Cats. Workers = Labor that deserves recognition and the proper rate of pay and proper working conditions. I know who I'd rather side with.
Most Australians want a windfall tax. We are fed up with being blackmailed by the mining industry and being ripped off. Tax the B
Nationalise mining. Then follow the Norwegian model, allowing select Mining companies to resume under a massive taxation regime. Tax the billionaires until they are just disgruntled multi-millionaires.
Bring it on. What a wonderful opportunity to focus on the mining industry, its tax paid, fossil fuels greenhouse emissions, greenwashing, negliable employment and offshore profits etc
How about instead of paying money for nothing tangible (ad campaign) we are not paying tax or (windfall tax), for resources from Australia. The message from govt should be either pay up or piss off!
Stay strong. It’s not 2012 any more
Mining companies are actively against the interests of the nation.
Fine let them take all of their mining machinery and fuck off. Who owns the resources they are digging up? Then auction off the rights to someone who will pay.
Labor Premiers should announce that any advertising campaign will result in leases being renounced.
🇦🇺🍃🐨Here they go! Holding govt hostage with threats & avaricious tantrums, grasping their dollars while demanding fair share does not apply to them.They’re better than everyday Australians & shouldn’t have to pay anything but must be entitled to enjoy what OUR taxes pay for.🤬
Well Labor need to take them on. The mining companies do not occupy the high moral ground on this one. I look forward to seeing them taxed substantially.
Don't they do this every election?
Tax the profits before they go overseas
Government needs to go hard, the mining industry doesn’t run Australia…well, at least since Scott’s no longer PM.
I think it's highly likely that most Australians will see it for what it is. They're fighting the last fight now and they're going to lose.
Bring it on
In that case make the windfall tax even larger
That should be reason enough to impose a windfall profits tax. About time these privileged entities are taxed fairly.
They may not be happy with the public response. They don’t have the leverage they once had
It should be illegal for corporations to run campaigns against Governments
Hey MineralsCouncil
Hopefully the attitude of'voters' is different to last time and any ad campaign of the selfish, self-interested and destructive Mining industry is not persuasive to the majority of Australians, who hopefully care about our collective future,not only shareholder profits or bonuses
Quaking! Not
Attempted Blackmail is what we can expect from the Mining Industry Going Forward.
Gen Z entered the chat and say bring it on. No longer does Murdoch/Costello/Stokes get to dictate what happens in Australia
What a shocking surprise, almost as shocking as Gina going full Dump. Bring in a Norwegian style tax system for the resources industry.
craigthomler Karen of Coal
Just pay your damn tax then !
If they don't like the super profits tax, then bring up the royalties percentage and let them take their pick. If they refuse both, then revoke their mining lease because I'm sure there are other companies out there that can fill the breach and will be happy to pay the extra tax.
Which should be the exact justification for the government to do it.
008moonside Get on with it then, we are up for the fight
Spin wise mining-fellas, this ain't a good look.
Perhaps we could come up with some ideas for advertisements for them.
Bring it
Times have changed - we all recognize them as pirates, bring it on.
PeterDutton_MP can neuter this by doing the right thing and forming a bipartisan policy with AlboMP
I don't think they realise how much people have had a gut full of industries like this not paying their way. The government represents the people, not the mining industry, only the Nats do that.
Does the mineral council understand that if they pay higher wages, a tax deduction on their balance sheet, they will pay less tax.
MineralsCouncil BHP made $34 billion profit FY22, so they can afford to pay a windfall tax. Shall I continue with others?
I personally would contribute to crowd-funded adverts to counter such a campaign. They’re our resources!
Good luck trying to get in between the online gambling ads
Tax the absolute shit out of those assholes!
Bring it on, you are nothing but parasites profiting off our countries minerals wealth
Surprise surprise
Bring it on
Politicians are gutless, do it already, bipartisan.
Call their bluff - greedy tax dodgers.
Haven't we been here before?
Typical corporation. Use tax deductible advertising to rant against a windfall tax.
A timely reminder that corporate lobbyists are anti-democracy.
A government focused on interests of all Australians & not just foreign owned cartels would immediately act & respond appropriately i.e. GF'ed. Tragically we all know AlboMP has already bent over. Paralysis reigns. The cost of living will continue to escalate & living stds fall.
Yeah go for it. We’ll see how that pans out. auspol WindfallTax
Bring it on. This is not 2007 so spend away. Plenty of adds will appear on social media outlining the theft and tax avoidance of mining in this country. Bring it on.
The Mining Industry is the enemy of the people
Is that called EXTORTION?
We won’t get fooled again.
Again. They have done this before. Not sure it will work this time.
Oh that should go well for them.
Go for it mining companies. We already know you're greedy rip off merchants, this will just confirm it.
Shouldn't they be locked up in a prism for crimes against humanity. That is the campaign we should be running. terrorism auspol
Looks like blackmail. Not a good look.
Pay for half my groceries every week, then. And my energy bills.
Pay you Tax first
Those are our Minerals, not the Mineral Councils !!!
That tells me Labor is on the mark!
OMG, its not rocket science.. just make a TV ad saying ' hey multinational billionaires are stealing Australia's wealth and are upset that we want to tax their super profits.. Qho's side are you on, the billionaires holidaying in the bahamas or Aussie families pick a team!
Let them because no one will be listening to them!!!The Australian People come before profit,Multinationals, industry Barons or their upper mgmt staff & shareholders! The resources are Australia’s not the Mining Industry! You take the resource you pay the appropriate tax for it!
They're overestimating their power in this case. They don't have anywhere near the clout that they used to given the decline of their platforms and decline of media power
Why doesn't that have the marketing impact they believe it will? They should do that. Because Aussies are waiting to show them how much they don't care. auspol pfffft
Good luck to the Mining Industry because it won’t work. For years they’ve made exorbitant profits without paying their fair share of taxes. The Mining sector has gouged our resources & destroyed our environment for very little return to the ppl whose lives are now being tested.
Better get Gina up on the back of a truck to cry poor. Time to hold the country to ransom.🙄🙄
Bring it on you scumbags. Labor should use the mining tax to only fund natural disasters like floods and fires. Then the mining industry will be fighting against helping Aussies in need.
Threats and bullying. It’s the ScumMo playbook
miners are about unlimited greed They want maximum return by getting free resources to make money then they'd fuck-off
Arrest and charge them with treason immediately
The whole resources sector threatens its social licence to operate with these sorts of threats. It should think very carefully about the long term consequences of its actions particularly given the obscene behavior of those in the gas sector.These are public resources, not theirs
Threats to a govt ? Anything mined belongs to the Australian people. They should benefit, agree companies need a profit. It’s the super profits we want to target.
It’s our bloody resources
Why aren't they taxed properly now, profits should be taxed at same rate as the average citizen when making profits. The minerals belong to an Australian's and they are licensed to dig them out and should pay for privilege.
Times are a changing and, unfortunately for those greedy resource company’s, there will be minimal support for your tax avoidance. As Gough said, It’s Time.
Sorry, personal tax pay more than Corp tax, corporate got no say especially this time
Yet again! That's how rent-seekers work.
Imagine what could have been achieved if we still had MRRT. We wouldn't be in massive debt that's for sure!
Just reminding Labor know who pays their donation checks. Also who’s really in charge. This is Australia in 2022, the mining industry is to powerful. Only non-major party’s aren’t compromised and can stand up to them.
Greedy scum? They relentlessly take and give nothing back to the country that enriches them.
AlboMP stand up to these leeches, Federal Govt has deeper pockets.
Hope Labor shows them the door
Good thing old jelly-back Morrison isn't still in charge of the country.
They can knock themselves out , voters are over the greedy , minimalist/non tax paying fossil fuel industry. climatecriminals windfalltax auspol
This would be the same mining industry that enjoys taxpayer largesse in the form of huge fossil fuel subsidies. auspol WindfallTax
they will be ignored
Thank goodness the Lamestream Media has lost a lot of its clout in the last 15 years. If they can afford expensive attack ads, then they can afford to pay tax.
Windfall profits? These companies are atrocious. It’s profits on the back of strife & underpayment for fair work.
They can get fucked this time.
Of course they F do!!!
What a disgrace
...and, in so doing, help to confirm the need to implement a windfall profits tax.
They had a large part to play in toppling Rudd, which leads me to believe that Labor will capitulate. Again.
The Minerals Council is a MILITANT UNION
Fuck these pricks
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