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Global oil prices are typically blamed for rising fuel prices in Australia – the latest hikes have seen petrol prices approach $2 a litre. But more than a quarter of the price is tax and it just went up.
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An Adelaide mining firm that plans to develop a major graphite mine on Eyre Peninsula has secured a $185 million loan from the Federal Government.
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Victoria’s new tax on electric vehicles is set for a High Court challenge with two Melbourne drivers arguing the levy is unconstitutional, prompting fresh calls to scrap South Australia’s own EV tax plan.
A State Government plan to tax electric vehicle use could see EV drivers pay registration fees three times higher than four-cylinder car owners, according to Labor – but the Treasurer says owners will still save by not paying fuel excise.
Victoria will become the first state in Australia to tax electric vehicle drivers after controversial legislation passed both houses of parliament.
The state budget’s billions for the South Road upgrade represents another lost opportunity to invest in public transport and get more cars off the streets, argues Craig Wilkins.
