Our political ineptitude knows no bounds.
Australia produces a shit-ton of LNG. 80% of which is exported overseas. But locally we have a shortage.
We now find ourselves in the absurd situation of planning to build a billion-dollar IMPORT facility for LNG so we can buy our own gas back from other countries at much higher prices than we got for it.
Meanwhile Woodside (remember them? Spying on PNG and stealing their resources) are getting approval for yet another LNG mine so they can sell that overseas and give a big F U to Australia too. This despite climate scientists saying the absolute last thing we should be doing is extracting more LNG.
When are the states and federal government going to stand up to these criminals? I thought the whole purpose of the government was to look out for the interests of the PEOPLE of Australia, not corporations which somehow have never paid MRRT on LNG and pretty much give it away to other countries?
I think there needs to be an immediate moratorium on any new LNG production. Contracts for existing overseas sales should be reviewed and cancelled if not in the interests of Australia, and ANY contract for selling gas overseas should be subject to domestic needs being fully catered for at or below the price charged to overseas purchasers. Oh, and pay your goddamn tax.