Stryder Notavi

"People still tend to think of gas as a vital industry to Australia, but the truth is, if anything, it costs the Australian economy."

This definitely needs to be more widely shared, as it debunks a common talking point. Apologies for the Bluesky link, it's the source I had for it.

#auspol #energytransition #gaspower #renewables #renewableenergy

https://bsky.app/profile/australiainstitute.org.au/post/3lfswrpjzpo2h

The Australia Institute (@australiainstitute.org.au)

People still tend to think of gas as a vital industry to Australia, but the truth is, if anything, it costs the Australian economy. Throwback to Polly Hemming dropping some truth bombs on ABC The Drum 💣💥 #auspol

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Related analysis, also from the Australia Institute - https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/norway-shows-how-australia-can-get-a-fair-return-from-oil-and-gas/
Australians are not getting a fare share of oil and gas revenue

Australia's and Norway's economies both have massively profitable resource industries, but Norwegians receive a much larger and fairer share

The Australia Institute