Government's INSANE Excuse for Gas Expansion

The Australian Government's Future Gas Strategy is policy from a backwards land where logic is reversed.
And unlike what Resources Minister Madeleine King wants you to think, expanding fossil fuel use is NOT the path to “net zero”
Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor Stephen Long explains.
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[@carolinemaybe]

What on earth is it going to take for the Govt to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.

[@beesplaining1882]

Balls?

[@greasybrownie]

money

[@SW-lw6mt]

How do we stop this madness?

[@MarksElectricLife]

Like “fighting for peace” or “screwing for virginity”, gassing for lower emissions is a logical contradiction. Hoping for more teal at the next election..

[@russellgillick7938]

Where has always trying to do the right thing gotten Labor ? In opposition for a decade.

[@beesplaining1882]

They were elected on a "small target" strategy after Shorten's election loss. They are in government now so its time to do something new not just do the same as Scomo did.

[@beesplaining1882]

Expanding the gas fields makes a lot of sense and will be highly beneficial (....for multinational Gas corporations!). 🙃

[@nottenvironmental6208]

Yay, higher energy prices, less jobs, inflation and loss of food production when we are the number 1 for renewable energy.

[@jordymaas565]

u need to calm down. during eastern states drought 2002, this institute recommended ACT sue NSW farmers for dust pollution; FFS !!

[@NathanCroucher]

If we dont export it, another country will. Maybe this wasnt labors choice.

[@Splattle101]

Doesn't mean we should subsidize them to do it.

[@NathanCroucher]

@@Splattle101 Those subsidize end up in our super accounts, ie the majority voter. Its buying votes at the expense of society overall.

[@patricktongs9766]

Exports ok but ffs look after the people first,what we are paying parity with the Japanese wtf.

[@ordan787]

"If I don't sell drugs to children, someone else might!" That's a terrible argument ?? Why does someone else [doing bad thing] make it okay for us to [do bad thing]

[@NathanCroucher]

@@ordan787 Your assuming its a choice. If we dont, some other country might come in and take over the job for us, perhaps a US sponsored freedom visit. That would be consistent with history.