# Why a gas tax is going viral

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Podcast: [ABC News Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641)
Published: 2026-04-26T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/why-a-gas-tax-is-going-viral/106601986
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## Resource

A video posted by Senator David Pocock has gone viral, leaving some viewers asking why the gas giants aren’t paying more for the resources they extract in Australia. The video reveals the government receives more money from a tax on beer than from the tax on the profits of massive oil and gas projects. But is that the whole story? Today, the ABC’s chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong on the growing campaign for a new gas tax and what to make of the push back from the industry. Featured: Clare Armstrong, ABC chief digital political correspondent

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