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Drink more beer and tax gas exports – the solution for Australia

ANALYSIS: Many Australians believe the gas industry is not paying its fair share of tax. An alternative view is that Australia would be bankrupt without its resources exports.

WATCH: NBR senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Simon Shepherd.

Sports-loving Kiwis might remember David Pocock from when he wore the number seven jersey for the Wallabies and briefly captained the national team, but his later career has been as an independent senator.

Since his election in 2022, Pocock has been an outspoken progressive voice in the national

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Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 18 Feb 2026
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