Lock the Gate

Where would you rather see our taxpayer money invested?

The Government wants to frack, but what does Australia want?

We’ve put together a letter you can sign below and add your ideas for the Federal Government on what they could do with our hard-earned tax dollars.

Please add your name and give us your ideas for where you’d rather see your tax dollars spent.

Petition text:

To Federal Parliamentarians, Ministers, Departments,

We are alarmed and disappointed to see the Federal Government now rolling out a suite of actions to prop up expensive and dangerous gas fracking across Australia without any proper public accountability.

As voters and concerned Australians, we ask that you hear our message - do not spend our money on gas fracking projects and big new gas pipelines.

Farmlands, water resources and the climate can’t afford to keep propping up polluting gas.

It’s time for Australia to grow stronger and tool up to embrace cleaner energy and storage.

There are a multitude of ways the Government could take a smarter approach to the Covid recovery. The Australian community has many ideas on how we can boost agriculture, tourism, First Nations opportunities, community health and disaster relief.

We know we can create jobs by genuinely supporting diverse Australian businesses, not throwing our money at the gas fracking industry.

We see huge opportunities to help Australia to get off polluting and expensive gas into the future, to modernise our power and heating and to save on gas and energy bills.

I ask that you oppose the measures being rolled out to fast-track gas fracking, including the ill-considered and secretive National Gas Infrastructure Plan, and take on board our ideas for how the money could be better spent.

Yours sincerely,

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What would you rather see money spent on?

Here are some ideas:

Helping Australian businesses get off gas
Funding community projects in your neighbourhood
Land stewardship programs
Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country
Renewable energy projects and battery storage
Disaster relief

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Henzell Gail commented 2021-03-29 10:50:07 +1100
Betty Evans commented 2021-03-29 10:40:46 +1100
Lucienne Noontil commented 2021-03-29 10:25:34 +1100

Australia has very clever people! We can transition to renewable resources while assisting businesses to get out of gas.
John Klein commented 2021-03-29 10:08:30 +1100

I’d rather see our taxpayers dollars spent on renewable energy projects and battery storage or improving conditions at our Aged Care facilities.
Seb Fransz commented 2021-03-29 10:02:23 +1100

What would be really something else is if, just for once, profit were not the absolute pinnacle of motivation for doing something. Just once, that would be nice. Would be really cool if that ever happened again in this cynical world you’ve helped to cultivate.
Rick Saunders commented 2021-03-29 10:01:29 +1100

It’s high time we moved on from fossil fuels and started acting responsibly towards preserving our environment.
Michael Tarrant commented 2021-03-29 09:00:40 +1100
Marie Moran commented 2021-03-29 08:57:27 +1100

Emergency housing for homeless.
Rosie Lee commented 2021-03-29 08:50:04 +1100

It’s time to make some real change
Sam Durland commented 2021-03-29 08:47:26 +1100
Andrew Murray commented 2021-03-29 08:44:30 +1100
Manus Shearer commented 2021-03-29 08:37:35 +1100

All of the above
Rebecca Ellis commented 2021-03-29 08:01:23 +1100
Amanda Dickson commented 2021-03-29 07:51:32 +1100
Suraya Coorey commented 2021-03-29 07:37:12 +1100

I would rather see money spent on renewable energy projects and battery storage, on land stewardship programs, on funding agricultural methods such as regenerative farming, which has proven to conserve carbon in the soil and helping Australians to migrate to renewable sources for power and transport, such as solar and wind energy and electric cars.
John Piasecki Richard commented 2021-03-29 07:36:50 +1100
Jenny Hughes commented 2021-03-29 07:12:10 +1100
David Smith commented 2021-03-29 06:57:22 +1100
M. Memery commented 2021-03-29 06:20:08 +1100

I would rather the money be spent on renewable energy projects and battery storage.

And disaster relief in the short term.
Philip Stowell commented 2021-03-29 04:56:26 +1100

A risky technology in a country with such Stillwater security. We need more thoughtful and forward thinking water and energy policies. Renewables
Joke Veitch-Vaneechoutte commented 2021-03-29 01:50:55 +1100

Spend the money on setting up renewable energy, battery storage and more proper recycling facilities, which will all add to jobs and to a better sustainable living
Peter Redmile commented 2021-03-29 00:52:36 +1100

These inexplicable decisions to fund more poisonous fracking actions should be reversed. Why is our Government going to fund the gas companies to pollute and profit with public money ? The ongoing destruction of our geological environment has to be stopped and the remediation of sites should begin immediately.
Robin Davis commented 2021-03-29 00:24:10 +1100
Julie Beattie commented 2021-03-29 00:12:42 +1100

Frack off
Meike Kuhne commented 2021-03-28 23:24:44 +1100

Disaster relief to start off with then renewable energy projects.
Martin Keil commented 2021-03-28 22:58:58 +1100
Susan Mulcahy commented 2021-03-28 22:47:00 +1100

Helping Australian businesses get off gas

Funding community projects in your neighbourhood

Land stewardship programs

Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country

Renewable energy projects and battery storage

Disaster relief
Axel Hellwinkel commented 2021-03-28 22:14:26 +1100
Louise Mcdonald commented 2021-03-28 22:03:48 +1100
Helen Lack commented 2021-03-28 21:35:16 +1100