{"id":620832,"date":"2026-04-21T06:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620832\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:39:20","slug":"western-australia-premier-roger-cook-warns-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-against-new-gas-tax-or-lng-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620832\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Australia Premier Roger Cook warns Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against new gas tax or LNG levy"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Australian Premier Roger Cook says he has directly warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against imposing a new tax on gas exports on the basis it would discourage future investment in the multibillion-dollar industry.<\/p>\n

The prime minister has ruled out any new levies on existing gas<\/a> export contracts, but his government is understood to be considering gas tax changes in the May 12 budget that could affect future supplies. The energy sector opposes any such moves.<\/p>\n

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