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Shell executives struggled through a combative parliamentary hearing, repeatedly clashing with senators and warning a new export levy or windfall tax would be “spectacularly ill-advised”.

Frustrations boiled over as two Shell representatives failed to answer key questions on export volumes and revenue, while the inquiry examined how the country taxes its gas exports.

https://thepoint.com.au/news/260423-you-cant-tell-me-revenue-and-you-cant-actually-tell-me-how-much-gas-youre-exporting-david-pocock-presses-shell-executives-at-senate-inquiry

I wonder if Sen Pocock has got an answer by now? Has anyone got the answers yet?

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[–] prex@aussie.zone 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

David Pocock doing the good work he was elected to.

Yes.

Edit: to answer OPs question: probably not.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Friendlyjordies is probably having a meltdown with all the positive attention Pocock has been receiving lately.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't heard that name in a while.

I'll thank him for turning some young uninformed voters away from the LNP (or worse), but you don't win any voters long-term by being just as blind to criticism of the party you support, and his extreme and unexamined Labor bias got real old.

[–] Mountaineer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 hour ago

I reckon it's put on.

A deliberate one eye'd take, specifically in response to things like sky news.
It's not about airing facts, but moving the Overton window.

I feel the same way about Richard Stallman; he's an impractical zealot.
But by taking his extreme positions, it's provided room for others to achieve real good in open source.

[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

It's ok, he can simp over Jordan Peterson some more to make up for it.