Mastodawn

#MarkOggy may have hit the nail on the head when he wrote:
‘The secrecy around government interactions with the gas industry means that we can only guess why our elected representatives have failed us so badly on this issue. But one thing we can say with certainty is that many of our politicians are too close to the gas industry.’

Whatever the reason all govts have so far utterly failed to look after the interests on ordinary Australians. Now, with more economist finally coming to their senses and pushing for more tax revenue to be garnered off #GasExports , it might give #AlboPM the excuse he needs (because #Chalmers certainly doesn’t need it) to finally be ‘progressive’ as the Labor Party ought to be.

Why Labor and the Coalition fear David Pocock’s gas inquiry

Last week, Senator David Pocock proposed a Senate inquiry into the “extraordinarily low rates of revenue Australians receive from the export of our gas resources.”

Newsbase Mar 9

Israel resumes limited gas exports to Egypt https://newsbase.com/story/israel-resumes-limited-gas-exports-to-egypt-430288?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Israel #GasExports #Egypt #EnergyTrade #NaturalGas

Israel resumes limited gas exports to Egypt | Newsbase

Newsbase Mar 3

Egypt halts gas exports via Idku plant to secure domestic supply amid Israeli cutoff https://newsbase.com/story/egypt-halts-gas-exports-via-idku-plant-to-secure-domestic-supply-amid-israeli-cutoff-429038?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Egypt #GasExports #IdkuPlant #EnergySecurity #DomesticSupply

Egypt halts gas exports via Idku plant to secure domestic supply amid Israeli cutoff | Newsbase

RaymondPierreL3 Mar 2

I hate to belabour the point… well, actually, no I don’t. But to put some perspective into Senator #DavidPocock defeated motion to set up a Senate Committee to take a look at #GasExports, here is an interesting article from The Point (Australian Institute) that should have been tabled in the Senate along with the motion (can you do that in the Senate? I don’t know) talking about: ‘New analysis shows Japan is emerging as a major player in global gas trading, despite producing no liquefied natural gas of its own – and it’s all thanks to Australia.’

https://thepoint.com.au/news/260302-japans-rise-as-an-lng-trader-driven-by-resale-of-cheap-australian-gas-reigniting-calls-for-gas-export-tax

#AusPol #TheGreatGasConspiracy #ExtractiveIndustries #StateTheft #TaxReformNow #antifa #EatTheRich #PRRT

Japan’s rise as an LNG trader driven by resale of cheap Australian gas, reigniting calls for gas export tax

New analysis shows Japan is emerging as a major player in global gas trading, despite producing no liquefied natural gas of its own – and it’s all thanks to Australia.

Newsbase Mar 1

Israel halts gas exports to Egypt amid geopolitical tensions https://newsbase.com/story/israel-halts-gas-exports-to-egypt-amid-geopolitical-tensions-428738?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Israel #Egypt #GasExports #GeopoliticalTensions #EnergyCrisis