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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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Hillel Weintraub commented 2021-03-23 16:28:04 +1100

please stop supporting the gas fracking industry and support the following:

Helping Australian businesses get of gas

Funding neighbourhood community projects

Land stewardship programs

Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country

Renewable energy projects and battery storage

Disaster relief
Denise Guthrie commented 2021-03-23 16:27:50 +1100
Alexandra Dionyssopoulos commented 2021-03-23 16:27:18 +1100
Lorraine Waters commented 2021-03-23 16:27:02 +1100

I would rather like to see money spent on programs that support First Nations organisations and businesses working on country , and also renewable energy projects and battery storage
Debra Rosicky commented 2021-03-23 16:27:01 +1100

We know who and what the problem is. We know what to do. We know how to do it. The problem will not be resolved by investing, in any way, in the fossil fuel industry. This is just a nasty, no-brainer money grab for the Liberal/National Government and their buddies. INVEST IN RENEWABLES. We need our planet to be inhabitable. We need our water to be clean. Set Australia on the right footing for the future. Start thinking outside the box, it’s about time.
Barbara Glover commented 2021-03-23 16:26:54 +1100

Commit to funding renewable energy projects withdraw support of fossil fuel projects.
darren collette commented 2021-03-23 16:26:51 +1100

Fracing the country side is not good or healthy for the environment. There are better form of power. Build HELE coalfired power stations.
Denise Brand Brand commented 2021-03-23 16:26:51 +1100

Instead of exploiting a limited resource such as gas with not only contamination issues but geographical, spend money on continuous energy supply resources such as wave power, We in WA are blessed with abundant wave power.
Andrew Macintyre commented 2021-03-23 16:26:48 +1100

Lots of alternatives to encouraging more CO2 to be released-

Foreign aid has been neglected, aged care needs revision, education and associated assistance especially for the young, environmental repair…

Many more.
Domenic Stringa commented 2021-03-23 16:26:16 +1100

Fracking is not the safest way to go.
Paul Noone commented 2021-03-23 16:26:15 +1100

How about throwing that money at a solution rather than the problem?
Alan Young commented 2021-03-23 16:26:01 +1100

With the major natural disasters we have experienced over the past few years, especially the fires. Our natural vegetation has taken a huge blow on top of what has been happening with land clearing. I feel we should be doing far more plant regeneration projects setting up vegetation corridors throughout our farming regions which would assist with supporting our native fauna.
Richard Wootton commented 2021-03-23 16:25:57 +1100
Susan Jane commented 2021-03-23 16:25:20 +1100

Would much rather the money be spent on renewable energy options and stop destroying the planet.
Barry Broomfield commented 2021-03-23 16:25:01 +1100
Maxine McKinley commented 2021-03-23 16:24:54 +1100

Effective programmes to save the limited sources of potable water for future generations of Australia.
Maureen Curran commented 2021-03-23 16:24:51 +1100

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 gas fracking across Australia.

As a voter and concerned Australian, I ask that you do not spend money on gas fracking projects and big new gas pipelines.

It’s time for Australia to be clever with investment – to grow stronger and tool up to embrace cleaner energy and storage. Kelp farms along the east coast, investing with Tesla for battery storage, mining for rare minerals needed for NEW technologies.

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 to boost agriculture, tourism, First Nations opportunities, community health and disaster relief.

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

Yours sincerely,

Maureen Curran
Louise Lorback commented 2021-03-23 16:24:41 +1100

Stop fracking it just old and dangerous
Joe White commented 2021-03-23 16:24:08 +1100
Barbara Darvall commented 2021-03-23 16:23:58 +1100

Our government must act responsibly, and not support fossil fuels. Australia can lead, but by following the fossil fuel path, we will be followers of 21C energy production.
Miya Isherwood commented 2021-03-23 16:23:48 +1100
Frances Harper commented 2021-03-23 16:23:44 +1100

The Gov needs to find alternate ways of powering cars as elec batteries are impractical for everything. hydrogen seems possible but there may be other possibilities
Keelah Lam commented 2021-03-23 16:23:44 +1100

Save and spend our money on transitioning workers from the fossil fuels industry to jobs for a sustainable future, and regenerative farming and regenerating old minesites to useful land. Protecting our rivers from water theft by water hungry unsuitable farming. Put our money into well funded public education, well financed ABC, and helping young families who need mentoring
Drew Johnston commented 2021-03-23 16:23:43 +1100
David Putnam commented 2021-03-23 16:23:42 +1100
Martin A O'connell commented 2021-03-23 16:23:38 +1100
Samantha Hattersley commented 2021-03-23 16:23:32 +1100

Renewable energy is a far better investment
Barbara Cusack commented 2021-03-23 16:23:28 +1100
Jill Heydon commented 2021-03-23 16:23:21 +1100
Judy Ferguson commented 2021-03-23 16:23:20 +1100

We would rather see money spent on social housing, schools and health.