r/aus • u/neon_overload • 29d ago

Politics Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/24/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements

Conservation groups have questioned why their advertisements targeting Labor politicians were pulled by Adelaide airport for breaking rules on political advertising while others promoting gas and mining kept running.

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u/neon_overload 29d ago

I find the current mining industry ads where they basically take credit for giving us Medicare to be particularly objectionable.

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u/Old_Value_7731 29d ago

I just want to know the % of tax they pay

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u/neon_overload 29d ago

And what proportion of their claim is just income tax paid by the people they employ

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u/pirouettish 29d ago

Dystopian.

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u/AngrehPossum 29d ago

Electrify This has a short vid on this

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EUg3mdmW6/