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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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Tracey Beckler commented 2021-03-23 16:23:14 +1100

Stop fracking & the poisoning & destruction of our waterways & land
Justine Dodd commented 2021-03-23 16:23:08 +1100
Daniel Pisconeri commented 2021-03-23 16:23:06 +1100

I don’t want to see fracking ever in Australia. Water preservation and continued quality of water is a must
Peter Lerishman commented 2021-03-23 16:22:42 +1100

A gas-led-recovery is a nonsense. Invest in renewable projects and storage. That’s where the jobs and money is
Mike Hales commented 2021-03-23 16:22:38 +1100
Guy Ousey commented 2021-03-23 16:22:37 +1100

Water is the source of all life. Without it we perished. To threaten this universal resource is unconscionable. To do this for short term profit to the detriment of future generations and the environment is inconceivable. It is scandalous that you, our elected representatives – read employees – are even remotely entertaining this ludicrous notion. I am not going to tell you how our taxes can better used. My peers above and below have laid it out extremely clearly.
Robert Glasson commented 2021-03-23 16:22:35 +1100
Vanessa Tolomei commented 2021-03-23 16:22:22 +1100

I have read an article from David Ritter CEO of Greenpeace stating “The Conservation Council of WA’s landmark report into the Burrup Hub, a Liquefied Natural Gas mega-project currently proposed in the Northwest of Western Australia, concluded that if allowed to proceed, it would be the most polluting project ever to be developed in Australia. Western Australia, one of the sunniest, windiest places on Earth, stands to gain so much from a swift transition to a solar and wind-powered energy system and, conversely, faces increasingly graver threats from climate change uless action is taken to reduce emissions. Damaging proposals like the Burrup Hub should not move forward when there are so many clean and reliable renewable options ripe for investment. With great power comes higher responsibility. NO Western Australian premier has ever possessed the mastery now held by Mark McGowan. He has the ability to do very great good, for the future of all Western Australians – and for us all.” I completely agree with what David has written here. We need to immediately stop logging native forests, digging up coal and extracting gas and oil from the Earth. Change for the good of our planet needs to happen right now without any further delay.
Marie Cameron commented 2021-03-23 16:22:08 +1100

We need renewable energies not outdated dangerous fracking.

Put the money into sustainable businesses like solar and wind power.

Stop ignoring the data out there.

Stop polluting the planet.
Michele Cooling commented 2021-03-23 16:21:45 +1100

I can’t believe this is still even being considered ! I am in Taree in a 1:100 year flood event and a few years ago our area was earmarked for this destructive industry…and the holding ponds for the salt and chemical waste were planned well below this level. Thank goodness the local community were vocal in their opposition and economic forces eventually supported us ! PLEASE put as much as possible into environment and bushland rehabilitation! Stop the relentless and unnecessary housing developments that are the current scourge of our entire east coast ! We desparately need long term thinking.!!! No Environment no economy …. its not rocket science !
Brett Miller commented 2021-03-23 16:21:10 +1100
Douglas Faed commented 2021-03-23 16:21:06 +1100

I’d much rather the money be spent on battery technology R&D.

Or how about renewable hydrogen to replace gas?
Jason Stevens commented 2021-03-23 16:20:51 +1100

We only have one planet ! Stop killing it for greed !🤬🤬🤬
Margaret Sharkey commented 2021-03-23 16:20:42 +1100

I believe there are more worthy projects , especially disaster relief at this time
leslie wand commented 2021-03-23 16:20:40 +1100
Gregory Clark commented 2021-03-23 16:20:39 +1100

If the industry is so profitable, why are public funds being used to prop the industry up? Another case of financial mismanagement by the Federal LNP government. The risk of fracking to productive land is constantly being ignored by the LNP as is the promotion renewable energy. This government reflects the luddite movement of the 19th century.
Annie Whybourne commented 2021-03-23 16:20:30 +1100

Spend money on renewable energy – PLEASE
Susan O'Keefe commented 2021-03-23 16:20:15 +1100
Eileen Whitehead commented 2021-03-23 16:19:59 +1100

The only solution to reduce carbon emissions is to bite the bullet and drastically reduce reliance on oil and gas. We should be pouring money into renewable energy projects and battery storage and encouraging Australians to buy hybrid cars.
Paul Nederlof commented 2021-03-23 16:19:14 +1100

Renewable energy projects and battery storage. The gas fracking industry must clean up and rehabilitate the environment and water supplies they’ve devastated with their own money.
Beverley Jan commented 2021-03-23 16:19:14 +1100

Move AWAY from Fossil Fuels – like the rest of the world!
Suzan K Wright commented 2021-03-23 16:19:00 +1100

I’d rather see money on:

<> funding community projects in local neighbourhoods

<> disaster relief

<> supporting First Nation organizations and businesses working on country
Dale Smalley commented 2021-03-23 16:18:58 +1100
Stephen Moore commented 2021-03-23 16:18:57 +1100

We need to get out of fossil fuels not use more.
Chris Jones commented 2021-03-23 16:18:34 +1100
Cecile Storrie commented 2021-03-23 16:18:25 +1100

I’ld rather see the money spent on sensible projects which have a future. For example, renewable energy projects, battery storage, hydrogen research, disaster relief and forward planning to mitigate future disasters.
Nathan Carruthers commented 2021-03-23 16:18:20 +1100

We’re a smarter nation than this. Stop trying to force outdate technologies when renewables are now cheaper and quicker to upscale than fossil fuel technologies.
Wayne Clarke commented 2021-03-23 16:17:55 +1100

I would prefer and ask that the federal govt spend taxpayer money on renewable energy production and reducing this countries carbon foot print,education and health services for first nations people, also a program to save the river systems and protect them from over extraction of this important resource. To protect the old growth forests from wood chippers and

unnecessary clearing. I dispare at the granting of gas and coalmine licenses granted to company’s and given grants of Australian taxpayer money to destroy the aquafers in the name of them making a dollar.. The most important thing here is a future for the generations to come not the bank balance of a multi national company who doesn’t care and who’s only interest is that their shareholders. There is no planetB.
Mary-Anne Deacon commented 2021-03-23 16:17:54 +1100

We see you COALition. We see you wasting our money on political pork barrelling to benefit yourselves. We see you making the poor, the elderly and the vulnerable suffer while you lavish our taxes on large corporations who are making bumper profits. We see you stacking your secretive National Advisory Board with people who have vested interests in the gas industry. We see you using our hard earned taxes to prop up the industries that are contributing to the destruction of our world. We know the gas industry pays no taxes and generates very few jobs. In fact the gas industry is shedding jobs.

Our taxes should be spent on future proofing our nation by;

- upgrading our ageing transmission infrastructure

- building off river pumped hydro capacity and battery banks

- developing a green hydrogen industry

- fast tracking electric vehicle uptake and charging infrastructure
Kylie Jones commented 2021-03-23 16:17:51 +1100

Coal and gas are the past, renewable energy gives us a future. Using science and innovation to lessen our emmissions such as feeding cows seaweed to lower methane levels – who’d have thought! There are so many green renewable opportunities that will provide real local jobs. A green economy will provide hope and opportunity.