Politics live: Greens propose tax change to save Australians $1,000 a year; eSafety says social media akin to gladiator arena
Summary
Australian Greens leader David Shoebridge plans to propose raising the tax-free income threshold and increasing annual payments for people on income support. The proposal would cost about A$22 billion a year, with the party suggesting higher taxes on gas exports and resource companies to fund it. Separately, Australia’s eSafety commissioner says investigations into social media platforms are underway, while a report says the country had the highest additional diesel import costs during the global fuel crisis.Key Facts
- The Greens propose raising the tax-free threshold from A$18,200 to A$26,000.
- Shoebridge says the tax change would save the average working Australian more than A$1,000 a year.
- The Greens propose an annual A$1,000 increase for people receiving income support, including pensioners, carers, students and job seekers.
- Parliamentary Budget Office costings put the plan at about A$22 billion a year; the Greens propose funding it with higher taxes on gas exports and resource companies.
- Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is on leave during an investigation into allegations about his conduct toward women; he denies the allegations.
- Australia incurred an estimated A$9 billion in additional diesel import costs over six months, more than any other country, according to figures released by the Climate Council.
- The eSafety commissioner says investigations into five social media platforms are underway and will not provide updated account deactivation figures while they continue.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said more than five million under-16 accounts were deactivated across the ten platforms covered by the social media ban.
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