Although Australia's natural resources, like oil and gas, belong to us all, we seem to get to see just a fraction of the super profits the global energy giants are making from them. 

So why did the government only tweak that with a small change in this week's budget, when it desperately needs the extra revenue? 

Today, the ABC's energy reporter, Dan Mercer, on why the Treasurer Jim Chalmers won’t go further. 

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Dan Mercer, energy reporter, ABC national regional and rural team