Jul 22, 2026 – 6.13pmThe Albanese government has stamped out the chance of revisiting a gas tax in the near future, regardless of a rekindled internal push set to gather steam at the Labor Party’s conference beginning on Thursday.With renewed hostilities between Iran and the United States once more highlighting Australia’s reliance on regional trading partners for liquid fuels, one senior cabinet minister said it was “nuts” to be even talking about a gas tax at the moment.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles