Grants to fracking companies

Grants to Fracking companies

A Federal Senate Inquiry has uncovered shocking evidence of the potential serious mishandling of public money for fracking. The Federal Government wants to give away $50 million in grants to fracking companies in the NT.

We’ve learned that Traditional Owners’ voices and concerns have been continuously sidelined, all while Liberal Party donors are set to receive millions of dollars to frack the NT.

As Traditional Owner Johnny Wilson said to the Senate Inquiry: “If I had my way I'd say take it and shove it. My country is worth more than $50 million. My country is life. Please give us a fair go. Please, we are begging with our grieving hearts.”

“Just like the other Traditional Owners on Country, we are struggling to even get the basic maintenance for our land, for our community, and yet the government is willing to pour so much money into destroying our country.”

If you can think of a better way to spend $50 million in the NT, then we need you to take action.

Australian Senators have an important decision to make in the coming days. They have the power to disallow, to stop, the fracking grants going from the Federal Government to fracking companies.

Can you contact Federal Senators across the country who can stop these terrible fracking grants? Please leave a message with their office or send them an email and let them know:

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and the Senate Committee have shown leadership in investigating the dodgy NT fracking grants and hearing from impacted Traditional Owners.

The inquiry found many Traditional Owners have not been consulted and do not consent to fracking on their Country.

The money could be so much better spent! Hospitals and schools in the Northern Territory are desperate for upgrades, private fracking companies don’t need our money.

Fracking company Empire Energy is set to get a whopping $21 million in public funds… and their board and shareholders include major Liberal party donors.

Empire Energy had undisclosed meetings with the Government, all before the fracking grants were announced.

Please do the right thing for Australian taxpayers and all Territorians and disallow the Beetaloo fracking grants.

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Denelle Kennedy commented 2021-09-03 22:43:42 +1000

No fracking!!!
Steve Harris commented 2021-08-25 13:22:21 +1000

No fracking thanks waters to valuable
Terry Banks commented 2021-08-19 11:23:39 +1000

We dont need anymore gas from anywhere, the future is renewable energy only.
M Cooper commented 2021-08-18 10:09:44 +1000

I emailed them all! A lot of copying and pasting email addresses into bcc and then the email body into contact forms, would be better to make it easier, hopefully others will be bothered to do this too…and hopefully it’s not all in vain.
Terry Shanahan commented 2021-08-17 09:24:30 +1000

Love your work. I’m on to it.
Chelle Destefano commented 2021-08-16 23:37:08 +1000

Make this easier and more automated in sending to the state ministers instead of popping up the names on the state we click on and giving now other way of contacting them, only making us copy and paste their email addresses into a notepad app which is time consuming! Do it the way Get Up does, easily in a form, we fill out our location and then write the email or send the pre-written emails. This would be a lot easier! If you want our support, make it easier for us.
Jennifer Medway commented 2021-08-16 12:54:50 +1000
Robin Gardner commented 2021-08-15 22:51:50 +1000

sent emails to three senators in Victoria
Sandra Mills commented 2021-08-15 20:41:14 +1000
Therese Lee commented 2021-08-15 15:52:50 +1000

I was not able to add my name or any other details to this letter. I tried. Maybe you need to include instructions on the technical side of making changes to the letter to add name, address etc.
Beverley Alderton commented 2021-08-14 08:01:45 +1000
Elisabeth Dark commented 2021-08-13 18:25:19 +1000

I have sent emails to Senators McAlister, O’Neill & Sheldon…shorter versions of your suggested text.
Meewun Lee commented 2021-08-13 15:23:07 +1000

Fracking is bad on every front. We need renewables straight away. Our future and that of our children and grandchildens’ are at stake. Wake up politicians and mining companies.
Eddie Booth commented 2021-08-13 13:35:09 +1000

I have seen ample evidence that Fracking is harmful, PLEASE STOP IT.
Cheryl Kneipp commented 2021-08-13 13:30:35 +1000

I have been personally contacting politicians for years, what I have learnt is the LNP and my particular M.P may send an occasional reply but ignores my concerns, apparently conveniently deaf to the concerns of Australians.

Take the number of referendums in Australia which proves political parties do not think like Australian citizens, they out of touch with reality.

We cannot continue to vote the same way it just doesn’t work to our advantage, first step good people in the Senate Independents who work for citizens not a political party with vested interests.

Why do we insist on paying good money to Senators who haven’t a clue, especially as in private enterprise we wouldn’t last the 3month trial if we acted in the same manner, it appears some in Parliament go into politics because it’s the only place without standards moral, ethical, or honesty.

We desperately need a Federal ICAC with teeth not Scott Morrison’s watered down version the misuse of taxpayers is alarming it is not their money to spend as they wish again if they tried the same stunt in private enterprise legal action would be taken.
michael farnell commented 2021-08-13 11:44:24 +1000
ron sandle commented 2021-08-13 09:28:17 +1000
ron sandle commented 2021-08-13 09:28:17 +1000
Dane Wilmott commented 2021-08-13 09:19:19 +1000

Stop fracking now
Michael Chanas commented 2021-08-13 07:48:05 +1000
Kent Robinson commented 2021-08-13 07:17:11 +1000

If the aquifer is damaged and ground water poisoned in these foolhardy proceedings, then Australia is in serious trouble, There is no going back!

Renewables are are the only option!
Sunilkumar Dave commented 2021-08-13 06:52:47 +1000
James Mulcare commented 2021-08-13 04:48:14 +1000
Deanne O'Donnell commented 2021-08-13 01:28:18 +1000
Bill Kavanagh commented 2021-08-13 00:51:13 +1000
Judith Hazelton commented 2021-08-13 00:05:48 +1000

Fracking destroys water tables, land & life for the long-term. The damage done far exceeds any short term gain.
Steve Harris commented 2021-08-12 23:51:25 +1000

Fracking destroys ancient springs and aquifers also releasing fugitive gas aswell as salt into the surrounding country
Umberto Umberto Ferraro commented 2021-08-12 22:15:46 +1000

Please stop the fracking !!!! And the possible danger that comes with it,,
Caroline Graham commented 2021-08-12 21:48:33 +1000

Sick to death of the lack of responsible leadership in my country, but we get the leaders we deserve don’t we ? Why are we the worst in the world ?
Elisabeth Wallace commented 2021-08-12 21:45:04 +1000

A sustainable future of clean energy will enable all of humanity to have a life that is not impacted significantly by the ravages of climate change. I say significantly, because I think that the damage already caused to our environment has been enough to cause change that will be long lasting. How we deal with long lasting climate change is up for debate as well as how can we survive as we have done comfortably in the past. This a huge question mark. Fracking and the exploitation of fossil fuels will not assist our survival and will continue to be to our detriment. I quite like the idea of a future for myself, my children, my grandchildren and there children. Am I being optimistic?