http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/news/12115/20140806/domestic-gas-prices-will-s...

"Whilst our media is currently obsessing over the threat of returning jihadists from their atrocities in Syria and Iraq and, the Abbott government senses another distraction from a failed budget and asylum seeker policy, there is another long-term threat to our country.

It’s a ‘sleeper’ and, as such, not particularly sensational, so you won’t hear, read or see any mention in the mass media. However, it has surfaced on the ABC and in the business pages of the more responsible press. It’s a threat to both the household budget of every Australian and to our remaining manufacturing sector and, hence, jobs.

It’s the flow-on affect of the massive commitment in export sales of our newly developed east coast natural gas resources. Primarily coming from Queensland, it will compel all domestic customers to compete in a new global market for this much praised source of ‘cleaner’ energy – that is relative to ‘dirty’ coal. It’s worth noting the ‘clean’ credentials of natural gas are questionable but what is not questionable, in common with coal, natural gas is a fossil fuel and not renewable. ‘

Australia has the unique distinction of being the only developed country to export natural gas without protecting or quarantining a domestic supply at a lower price. When challenged on this, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane shrugged-off any criticism by maintaining that it is the price we have to pay to operate in the global gas market."

I've pointed this out before in a comparison with petrol price in Saudi Arabia etc.. they guarantee their local price at a low level first - then flog off the rest.

We, in the hands  of the international and national robber barons, send it all off and then basically buy it back.

Dumb as.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Aug 8^th, 2014 at 5:59pm:


Excellent point and segues nicely into the Robber Baron (Pirates of The Current Eon) concept as espoused by Grappler University College of Life Studies (Politics and
Business Sharks).

This shows one thing - which could be seen as dangerous in itself - a stranglehold by government over such things and a total enforcement regime......

History shows us that this is where we are headed..... choose carefully which carriage you are on... the train has left the station and tickets are closed.....

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Sounds good to me - Australia is the only country not controlled by feeble minded incompetents. Why on earth is this supposed to be some kind of criticism of government policy?

Natural gas piped into your home is not some kind of fundamental human right. Subsidising it would be no less stupid than subsidising cars, tomatoes or television sets.

freediver wrote on Aug 8^th, 2014 at 6:44pm:
Australian's getting cheaper prices for resources that belong to them is not a freebie.  The mineral wealth of this country has always belonged to the crown; that is, the people!!!! And just like privatisation the politicians of this country (on all sides) are virtually giving it away for free to their elite few mates (and overseas mates of their elite few mates) and we have to fight tooth and nail to get back even a small benefit to help fund our schools and health care. The dishonesty and corruption in this country is just mind boggling and you will never fix it until we get back some control over our politics.   

freediver wrote on Aug 9^th, 2014 at 10:47am:
Oh and what happened to getting a fair return for what belongs to us and getting to decide on who we sell our resources to depending on price, the level of environmental protections and whether the purchaser is foreign (with profits going overseas) or local (with profits doing good here).  These people are stealing the wealth of this country with virtually no return to the Aust people and as I understand it, stealing people's stuff is the number 1 sin in capitalism or is it not stealing if the thief is a Big/Multinational capitalist. 

freediver wrote on Aug 9^th, 2014 at 12:30pm:
As per usual muffdiver. Your full of cr@p

You don't have to look further than the Clintons and Tony Blair to understand the system.

The Clinton's left office broke according to them and now they are worth many tens of millions of dollars.

Tony Blair is so busy stuffing his pockets with money he doesn't have time to scratch himself.

All leaders of all nations, including Obama, are setting themselves for the future cash grab.

This money comes from international multinational corporations and the wealthy. You don't have to guess why the former leaders qualified for the bounty.