Ghost from the past: Kevin Rudd is making a big mistake reviving an old tax debate We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 26, 2021 — 9.59am Normal text size Advertisement With the iron ore price nudging $US180 a tonne it isn’t surprising that there has been a renewed call for a super profits tax on the iron ore miners. Last week former prime minister Kevin Rudd argued for a “super profits levy” on iron ore miners, accusing them of greed and of a “giant rip-off of the Australian people.” Kevin Rudd has accused Australia’s iron ore miners of greed and of a “giant rip-off of the Australian people.”