LAND RIGHTS NOT GAS

This week politicians will vote on the Morrison Government giving $50 million of public money to gas corporations to frack in the Northern Territory.

Traditional Owners have been fighting to stop this outrageous cash splash for gas for fracking corporations.

Now we need to push Labor and key members of the senate to vote with Traditional Owners, vote to stop public money handouts to rich Liberal Party mates, and vote to stop billions of tonnes of climate pollution.

Contact your Labor MP and/or Senator to put First Nations and climate justice at the centre of their vote.

Image Credit: SeedMob, snap action: Don't Frack Aboriginal Land Rights, 2018

This week politicians will vote on the Morrison Government giving $50 million of public money to gas corporations to frack in the Northern Territory.

Traditional Owners have been fighting to stop this outrageous cash splash for gas for fracking corporations.

Now we need to push Labor and key members of the senate to vote with Traditional Owners, vote to stop public money handouts to rich Liberal Party mates, and vote to stop billions of tonnes of climate pollution.

Contact your Labor MP and/or Senator to put First Nations and climate justice at the centre of their vote.

Image Credit: SeedMob, snap action: Don't Frack Aboriginal Land Rights, 2018

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Traditional Owners are leading a powerful campaign to stop the ongoing threat of fracking on their Country. Add your voice to support the fight to stop big gas corporations using public money for gas that threatens to emit toxic fumes, destroy sacred sites, pollute the air, poison waterways and make people sick.

This is a critical moment for our MPs and Sentators to hear from us, the Labor Party and key members of the crossbench are on the fence. Make sure your MP and Senators know you want them to stand with Traditional Owners not public money handouts to Morrison's corporate mates.

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I am writing to you about the upcoming disallowance vote on the Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 (F2021L00567). The program allocates $50 million of public money for gas corporations to open new gas wells in the Northern Territory.

Traditional Owners gave evidence at the inquiry into oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee and made it clear that they do not consent to fracking on their land, and called for the government to spend public money to support communities [1].

Empire Energy, chaired by long time Liberal National Party donor Paul Espie is set to receive $21 million of public money under the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program [2].

Falcon Oil and Gas and Sweetpea Petroleum can also apply for public money to open new gas wells in the Northern Territory. The senate inquiry into the program revealed that both corporations have links with tax secrecy jurisdictions [3].

The Beetaloo Basin contains the second largest prospective gas reserves in Australia [4]. If fracking in the Beetaloo goes ahead, it is predicted that the gas production would create 70 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. Gas is highly emissions intensive, both as a fuel and in its production. The government-assisted gas boom in Australia is the primary reason why emissions have not decreased across the last decade [5].

Public money should be used for public good, not given to some of Australia’s biggest and well-resourced corporations such as Empire Energy. Rather than funnelling public money to expand dangerous fossil fuels, we need investment in a plan to transition to renewable energy, not opening up new gas fields.

I urge you to listen to Traditional Owners, and ensure your party votes for the disallowance of this subsidy.

References:
[1] Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network and GetUp First Nations Justice submissions to the Environment and Communications Reference Committee Inquiry into oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin. [Online] Available at: https://www.aph.gov.au/sitecore/content/Home/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/BeetalooBasin/Submissions 
[2] Christopher Knaus, “Beetaloo Basin Traditional Owners condemn government for fracking handouts to gas companies,” The Guardian Australia,  July 2021. 
[3] Christopher Knaus, “Beetaloo Basin Fracking Plans: Gas Companies linked to tax secrecy havens and liberal party, inquiry told,” The Guardian Australia,  July 2021. 
[4] Tom Swann., “Weapons of Gas Destruction: Lifting the lid on greenhouse gas emissions from Australian fossil fuel gas projects and resources,” The Australia Institute, September 2020. 
[5] Climate Media Centre. “Guide to Gas.” [Online PDF], https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/climate-media-centre-guide-gas/

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