‘Energy keeps going up’: Concerns for government’s new cost of living relief

Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie questioned how the government’s new cost of living relief is going to “help your energy cost”.
“I don’t know how it’s going to help your energy cost when you’re getting $300 for energy when let’s be honest, the energy keeps going up,” Ms Lambie told Sky News Australia.
“I don’t think this is selling.”

[@stevewiles7132]

Giving people money to pay their current bill is not reducing the cost, the next bill is just around the corner and will be bigger than the previous.

[@sarahj344]

I just got my new gas bill. It's for heating only and I only turn it on to 19 degrees from 4pm til 11pm. It's a 4 year old system ducted gas system. Bill was $730 for a quarter. WE ARE A GAS SUPERPOWER- WHAT ARE THESE GRUB POLITICIANS DOING?!?!?!?!

[@vivrowe2763]

They are selling too much of it, and leaving us with little. Gas was always a clean cheap everything. I have it for heating, cooking and hot water. I get a bill every two months.

[@elenawalker3746]

Giving it away for nothing to gloBULList, they uni-party has sold us out for decades. Around 14 US states are currently legislating to drastically reduce property and income tax and eventually abolish income tax altogether especially in States with mineral wealth who feel no need to have income tax as they can fund via various import levies or tariffs. One of Trump’s election platforms is to completely abolish income tax and replace it with tariffs. Australia is going in the opposite direction because we give away our resources to globalists for nothing many pay NO or minimal tax thanks to Gough Whitlam also signed Australia over to the foreign UNIDROIT Treaty of Rome, handing the Equitable Title of the mineral and energy wealth of Australia to “foreign powers”, head office Rome.

[@Lenoxygen]

Sorry; our gas is more important overseas. Enjoy paying a premium on something you should be getting a bargain on! 😊

[@vivrowe2763]

This woman can't be trusted remember, so don't believe a word she says.

[@debe-ol6cg]

😢

[@davidclarke218]

Can somebody ask ablo when will our power prices come down and be affordable

[@Lenoxygen]

Come on Davo; you know that's not going to happen. Wake up Mate!

[@trixmania]

Everytime the gov seems to do something (cough cough) , it goes up, and it goes up in between. They should not of gone so hard on those renewables. It all costs money and it comes out of the users pocket.

[@NateMcCarthy-d4b]

Jacqui is just angry she didn’t get as big of a pay rise as the new GG 👍

[@davehad-enough2369]

Queensland power costs increasing from July 1. Significantly !!! Tax cuts ??? Already evaporated.

[@MrMcnamex]

highly paid polies yas we need to hire more and keep raising their payroll with your hard earn blood sweat money

[@Lenoxygen]

Now this guy should run for parliament!

[@donotcomply665]

Um, because they shut down power stations?????????????

[@NateMcCarthy-d4b]

AnAl shut them and demolished them but blames Dutton.

[@bretloyd8097]

Who are "they"?

[@donotcomply665]

@@bretloyd8097 Duh

[@vivrowe2763]

​@@bretloyd8097Both parties did it together, it's been happening for some time. They deliberately let them not be serviced to bring in unreliable expensive rubbish.

[@bretloyd8097]

@@vivrowe2763 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bretloyd8097]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Just Origin Energy, Energy Australia and AGL combined posted 2023 profits of 2.4 BILLION DOLLARS. . . . GOUGING is responsible for domestic inflation. . . Simples

[@vivrowe2763]

And most are owned by China!

[@17nicole38]

Jail time for vandalism!!!

[@BKWilliamsJnr]

I bet a husky dog understands her when she talks

[@vmura]

crimes against citizens

[@alancotterell9207]

Cost of living also affects the owners of privatised energy companies. Money in offshore accounts is difficult to use on a day-to-day basis.

[@Lenoxygen]

Cost of living isn't a thing over a certain amount of income.

[@downtoearth1950]

Using Taxpayers money to pay Energy companies is directly funding inflation putting up the cash rate directly funds the foreign owned Big 4 Banks

[@catdog726]

300$ off the power bill is just peanut won't help one bit

[@davidcruse6589]

Only thing I disagree with what she said is wong has respect Not with the Australian public But she was making sense with the other stuff today Especially the attacks on our memorials How does anyone think that'll help their cause First thing needs to be mandatory jail and any migration status removed and deported after sentence Regardless if been naturalise Australian because your not Australian doing this and should be laws to revoke

[@davidharris7431]

That 214 dollars is less than the gst on mine .

[@davidharris7431]

Origin just raised prices again today . Thanks for being greedy and green ..... effers

[@Genxkiwi]

Honestly it will help no one

[@elenawalker3746]

She's an independent Labor shrill. Thanks to my unconstitutional Council who've just release their 24-25 budget my rates have increased by 25% thanks to the unlawful corporate state "Government" who increased property values by over 30%. What is that around 14 US states are currently legislating to drastically reduce property and income tax and eventually abolish income tax altogether especially in States with mineral wealth who feel no need to have income tax as they can fund via various import levies or tariffs. One of Trump’s election platforms is to completely abolish income tax and replace it with tariffs. Australia is going in the opposite direction because we give away our resources to globalists for nothing many pay NO or minimal tax thanks to Gough Whitlam also signed Australia over to the foreign UNIDROIT Treaty of Rome, handing the Equitable Title of the mineral and energy wealth of Australia to “foreign powers”, head office Rome.

[@robdimasi2758]

Get your own don't play there game