Advocacy group Get Up parodies mining industry’s anti-super tax ads
Get Up, the not-for profit advocacy organisation, has launched a press ad in The Australian today, parodying the ads released by the Mineral Council of Australia opposing the government’s proposed resource tax.
The Mineral Council of Australia was quick to launch press ads this month hitting back at the government’s proposal to tax the so-called super profits of mining companies by 40 per cent.
Its ads include copy: “Who’ll be hurt by the ‘Super Tax’ on mining? Everyone.”.
Get Up has now launched its own response to the Mineral Council of Australia ads, with creative mimicking the mining body, but with the opposing message “Isn’t it time the industry pays its fair share?”.
The ad, created internally, lists the salaries of mining executives, who earn over 100 times the average Australian wage.
The advocacy group has also launched the website Keepaustraliastrong.com.au, in response to the Mineral Council’s site Keepminingstrong.com.au.
Sam Mclean, GetUp communications director, said: “Get Up members are putting a huge parody ad right alongside the Minerals Council ads in national newspapers, and we’re taking out ads in the oil and minerals stock pages too, so the executives can’t miss it.”
Get Up will also launch an ad in The Australian Financial Review to feature in the stock pages.
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Not for profit ?
Get Up must be funded by the Rudd Government!
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Clever
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I’m not sure that publishing a list of taxation percentages is in the mining industry’s best interests – I was shocked at how low they get taxed worldwide!
I would have thought that a company wanting to dig up our backyard for profit would have to give us at least 80% of the takings given the mess they make and damage they cause… and the fact that it’s our dirt!
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Apologies – that above “Anonymous” comment was mine… My preset name details seem to have vanished…
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@Chris – You are aware that Get Up! Has been very vocal about the proposed Internet Filter… the darling of Senator Conroy’s Cyber Security package.
I wouldn’t attribute that to a Kevin Rudd supporter…
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Get Up isn’t an advocacy group, it’s a group of smart-arse liberal arts grads and inner-suburban PC types who do nothing but protest against everything. They never create anything. They just protest. They are the ultimate knockers. Get Up! will never create any jobs, they’re much happier destroying them – besides it’s easier; creating businesses that create jobs is too hard for these know-alls. There isn’t one of them who doesn’t think they’re not superior to regular Aussies, or wouldn’t accept a job for 10 x or more the average worker’s salary the first chance they got. So spare me your feigned indignation.
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@spare me – Had a bad day downt’ pit?
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Left wing policys – some good some, some ill thought out. I agree with and actively back many of Get ups campaigns, this however isnt one of them. If you truly believe that average Australian deserve a return from the resources over and above what they already get I suggest you take a wheel barrow and a pick axe and go prospecting some uncharted area of the outback yourself and get digging.
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What are you suggesting Adrian – we give it away?
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