If you’ve paid any tax at all in the last decade, you’ve paid more than the global gas giants exporting our gas from Queensland have ever paid in company income tax.

These corporations export two thirds of the gas produced in eastern Australia, selling it for tens of billions of dollars annually. They use more gas just running their export terminals than we use electricity, yet apparently we now have to import gas!

Gas exports have led to a tripling of wholesale gas and electricity prices since LNG exports began in 2015. LNG companies deliberately exposed Australians to global prices, which is driving up YOUR energy bills.

Join Konrad Benjamin and Mark Ogge to find out how the gas industry has managed this spectacular heist of our gas and what can be done about it.

SPEAKERS:

Konrad Benjamin - Founder, Punter's Politics

Konrad Benjamin is the straight-talking founder of Punters Politics, where he breaks down complex political and economic issues into language everyday Aussies can understand. A former economics teacher turned political commentator, he's built a following of hundreds of thousands by cutting through the BS and explaining what really matters to working Australians. His mission is simple: give punters the knowledge they need to see through corporate propaganda and hold politicians accountable.

Mark Ogge - Principal Advisor, The Australia Institute

Mark Ogge is Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute. He is widely published on climate and energy issues, specialising in the gas industry and the impacts of climate change, particularly the effects of heat and heatwaves. He also takes The Australia Institute’s research to regional communities across Australia, particularly those most impacted by the expansion of the coal and gas mining. Prior to joining The Australia Institute he was a director at Beyond Zero Emissions.