DOSSIER / ACTORCOMPANY · GAS
Santos
Status Exposed
East-coast LNG exporter; one of the handful of companies whose export decisions set the domestic gas price the ACCC has declined to break up.
- Last on record
- 2026-09
- Named in
- 15 articles
- Across
- 3 cases
Named in 15 articles across 3 cases 27 connections: companies 10, lobbies 1, mechanisms 4, regulators and bodies 3, agencies and departments 2, parties and organisations 1, people 6
Key figure on file
Chevron A$0 PRRT on A$26.9 billion; Santos A$213 million on A$8.3 billion
On evidence before the inquiry, in 2023-24 Chevron paid A$0 in PRRT on A$26.9 billion in revenue, while Santos paid A$213 million on A$8.3 billion. ATO transparency data cited in the committee report, 7 May 2026
Corporate income tax paid · 2023-24
A$0
The 10th straight year paying no corporate income tax, on almost A$47bn of sales across the decade. ATO Corporate Tax Transparency 2023-24.
on total income of A$8.2bn
Fig. 01 / Where this name appears
Australia's Gas HeistChevron A$0 PRRT on A$26.9 billion; Santos A$213 million on A$8.3 billionOn evidence before the inquiry, in 2023-24 Chevron paid A$0 in PRRT on A$26.9 billion in revenue, while Santos paid A$213 million on A$8.3 billion.9 articles →The Inflation Rort44 articles →The War Trade22 articles →
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled
Fig. 02 / On the record
- Chevron A$0 PRRT on A$26.9 billion; Santos A$213 million on A$8.3 billionOn evidence before the inquiry, in 2023-24 Chevron paid A$0 in PRRT on A$26.9 billion in revenue, while Santos paid A$213 million on A$8.3 billion.Source: ATO transparency data cited in the committee report, 7 May 2026The inquiry that couldn't agree →
Fig. 02Source: figures on file for this name, each tied to the article it came fromAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled
Fig. 03 / Named together
Fig. 03Source: article scan · articles naming bothAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled
02 / Connected in the graph
Companies 10
WoodsideCOMPANY · GAS · 13ChevronCOMPANY · GAS · 10INPEXCOMPANY · GAS · 8ShellCOMPANY · GAS · 7Hancock ProspectingCOMPANY · 2TransurbanCOMPANY · TOLL ROADS · 1QantasCOMPANY · AVIATION · 1ColesCOMPANY · SUPERMARKETS · 1WoolworthsCOMPANY · SUPERMARKETS · 1Trump MediaCOMPANY · TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP · 1Lobbies 1
Australian Banking AssociationLOBBY · BANKING INDUSTRY GROUP · 3Mechanisms 4
The PRRTMECHANISM · TAX · 13Offshore DecommissioningMECHANISM · LIABILITY · 5The Revolving DoorMECHANISM · 4Regulatory CaptureMECHANISM · 1Regulators & bodies 3
The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 4The RBAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 4NOPSEMAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 3Agencies & departments 2
The ATOACTOR · AGENCY · 4PM&CACTOR · DEPARTMENT · 2Parties & organisations 1
One NationPOLITICAL PARTY · 3People 6
Anthony AlbanesePERSON · POLITICIAN · 5Jim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 5Kerry StokesPERSON · MAGNATE · 2Donald TrumpPERSON · US PRESIDENT · 2Gina RinehartPERSON · EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF HANCOCK PROSPECTING · 1Barnaby JoycePERSON · ONE NATION MP FOR NEW ENGLAND · 103 / The evidence chain
Australia's Gas Heist
03What Norway builtAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 04Who profitsAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 05The political connectionsAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 07Why nothing changesAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 09The decommissioning rortAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 10The east coast gas cartelAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 12The A$60 billion boomerang: who cleans up the offshore rigs when the gas money is goneAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 13The inquiry that couldn't agreeAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · 14The boom that paid Woodside backAUSTRALIA'S GAS HEIST · The Inflation Rort
03Why the RBA did all the workTHE INFLATION RORT · 07The political connectionsTHE INFLATION RORT · 09Four rises in 2026THE INFLATION RORT · 18Seven votes for a gas export tax, all lostTHE INFLATION RORT · The War Trade
03The Australian positionTHE WAR TRADE · 04The round tripTHE WAR TRADE ·