Natural Resources
Resources we all own.
The minerals, gas and water beneath our feet are a shared inheritance. The community deserves a transparent, lasting return.
34Us supports a fairer public return from Australia's natural resources, paid into a national Future Fund that invests for the long-term benefit of all of us.
Why A Fair Return From Natural Resources Helps Australians
Three simple reasons a stronger public return from natural resources benefits the greater good.
A fairer return from resources Australians own
Australia's natural resources belong to the Australian people.
Companies should be able to make fair profits from responsible extraction.
But the public should receive a stronger return when non-renewable resources are depleted and sold.
A national Future Fund for long-term benefit
A fairer resource return could be paid into an Australian Future Fund.
That fund could invest for the future instead of spending everything immediately.
Over time, investment earnings could help support housing, health care, education, infrastructure, and national resilience.
Fair cooperation now, stronger public-interest action later
34Us supports voluntary cooperation as the first step.
Current rights holders should be invited to renegotiate in good faith under fair-return principles.
If cooperation is refused and national financial pressure worsens, stronger lawful public-interest action may become necessary.
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The Resources Effect
See how a fairer public return from Australia's natural resources could build a national Future Fund for all of us.
Use the interactive Resources Effect dashboard to estimate how much could be paid into an Australian Future Fund if a fair public return was applied to Australia's annual resource and energy export earnings.
Resource export earnings base
AUD $383 billion
Fair public return rate
5%
Estimated annual Future Fund contribution
AUD $19.15 billion
This dashboard uses visible assumptions and reliable source links so visitors can check the data for themselves.
Built from transparent assumptions and official or verifiable public sources.