Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources

Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources
48th Parliament of Australia
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Type
History
Founded30 March 2026
Leadership
Deputy Chair
Structure
Seats6
Political groups
Government (2)
  •   Labor (2)

Opposition (2)

Crossbench (2)

Meeting place
Parliament House
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Website
Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources
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Standing Orders of the House of Representatives

The Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources was a select committee of the Australian senate, tabled on 7 May 2026. It was established to investigate the tax treatment of Australian oil and gas, among other issues related to gas taxation.[1] The committee consisted of 6 members, and 5 participating members and 6 secretariats. [2]

Background

A movement advocating for a significant increase in taxes of Australia's liquefied natural gas to a 25% tax levy on export revenue had garnered significant support online before the establishment of the committee.[3] This followed The Australia Institute report that Australia raises more money from beer excise than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.[4] Independent Senator David Pocock received almost 10 million views on Instagram in campaigning for the gas tax,[5] and the movement was supported by conservative billionaire Clive Palmer, the Greens, a progressive political party, among others.[6]

Members

Member Party State
Steph Hodgins-May Chair Greens Victoria
Varun Ghosh Deputy Chair Labor Western Australia
Lisa Darmanin Labor Victoria
Susan McDonald Liberal National Queensland
David Pocock Independent Australian Capital Territory
Dean Smith Liberal Western Australia

Participating members

Member Party State
Sarah Hanson-Young Greens South Australia
Fatima Payman Australia's Voice Western Australia
Andrew McLachlan Liberal South Australia
Larissa Waters Greens Queensland
Peter Whish-Wilson Greens Tasmania

Hearings

Organisation Person Role
21 April, 2026[7]
The Australia Institute Richard Denniss Executive Director
Punter's Politics Konrad Benjamin Founder
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Joshua Runciman Lead Australian Gas Analyst
Australian Council of Social Service Kellie Caught Program Director for Climate and Energy
Peter Davidson Principal Advisor
The Superpower Institute Baethan Mullen Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Policy Development Toby Phillips Economic Director
Miles Prosser Energy Transition Lead
Climate Council of Australia Greg Bourne Councillor
Australian Conservation Foundation Adam Bandt Chief Executive Officer
Annika Reynolds Head of Climate Policy
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Joe Rafalowicz Head of Climate and Energy
Labor Environment Action Network Janaline Oh National Secretary
Future Group Christina Hobbs Policy and Advocacy Manager
Private capacity Ken Henry N/a
Ketan Joshi
22 April, 2026
Queensland Resources Council Janette Hewson Chief Executive Officer
Jana Dore Policy Director External Affairs and Policy Director Economics
Shell Australia Celia Wake Country Chair and EVP Integrated Gas Australia
Coralie Trotter Head of Tax Asia Pacific and Middle East
Business Council of Australia Bran Black Chief Executive Officer
Steven Wright Director of Energy and Climate Change
ConocoPhillips James Matthews General Manager of Government Affairs
Natalie Wallach Head of Tax & Governance
Origin Energy Tim O'Grady General Manager of Government Engagement
Catherine Feng Head of Tax
Tax Justice Network – Australia Mark Zirnsak Spokesperson
Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research Jason Ward Principal Analyst
Treasury Marty Robinson First Assistant Secretary
Susan Bultitude Assistant Secretary
Freya Carlton Assistant Secretary for Domestic Demand, International and Trade Branch
Australian Taxation Office Michelle Sams Deputy Commissioner on Public Groups Engagement
Suzie Emery Assistant Commissioner on Public Groups Engagement
Rhys Manley Assistant Commissioner on Policy, Analysis and Legislation
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Anna Brakey Commissioner
Angela Woo General Manager for Gas Markets Branch
Wallace Starl Director for Gas Markets Branch
Department of Industry, Science and Resources Sam Chard Head of Oil and Gas Division
Norelle Laucher General Manager of Offshore Strategy Branch
Crystal Ossolinski General Manager, Resources and Energy Insights
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Linda McGrath Head of National Energy Transformation Division
Hew Atkin Acting Head of Gas Markets Division
Andrew Pankowski Head of Gas Transformation Strategy Branch
24 April 2026
Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law, University of Western Australia John Chandler Professor
Climate Analytics Bill Hare Chief Executive Officer
James Bowen Climate & Energy Policy Analyst
Thomas Houlie Climate & Energy Policy Analyst
Woodside Energy Graham Tiver Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
Tony Cudmore Executive Vice President in Sustainability, Policy and External Affairs
Chevron Australia Maggie McCourt General Manager of Finance
Kynan Scarr General Manager of Asset Development
Australian Energy Producers Samantha McCulloch Chief Executive Office
Matthew Steen Principal Advisor - Economic Policy
INPEX Australia Bill Townsend Senior Vice President Corporate
Mike Gardiner Vice President Finance, Treasury and Technology
Cameron McPhie General Manager Decarbonisation
Conservation Council of Western Australia Matt Roberts Executive Director
Liam Lilly Research Coordinator
Greta Carroll Fossil Fuels Senior Campaigner
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Aaron Morey Chief Executive Officer
Steven Mills Manager of Climate and Energy
Private Capacity Bill Johnston N/a
Asia Natural Gas and Energy Australia David Wawn Senior Advisor
Santos Limited Tracey Winters Chief Strategy Officer

Events

During the committee, former treasury secretary Ken Henry urged the government to implement the 25% levy tax.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources". Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Members - Parliament of Australia". aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Butler, Josh (30 April 2026). "Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Denniss, Richard; Campbell, Rod; Saunders, Matt (April 2026). "Taxing gas in Australia and Japan" (PDF). The Australia Institute. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Livingstone, Helen (7 May 2026). "Gas tax: How beer fuelled a debate on Australia's energy giants". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Ferguson, Sarah (21 April 2026). "VIDEO: Should there be a new tax on Australian gas exports?". ABC News. Retrieved 18 May 2026. The idea of a new tax on Australian gas exports has attracted an unusual alliance of supporters - Greens, independents, Clive Palmer, at least one bank CEO and a former president of BP.
  7. ↑ "Appendix 2 - Hearings". aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Holmes, Dan (22 April 2026). "'Just do it': Former treasury secretary calls for effective gas tax". The Mandarin. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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