SANTOS GAS LEAK + ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’ + Gas Lobbyist RESPONDS To Konrad's Rant In Parliament House + Punters Political Fundraiser Dinner
SANTOS GAS LEAK: EPA BOSS TOOK MONEY FROM GAS LOBBY WHILE HIDING 20-YEAR DISASTER
THE SCAM: Santos' Darwin LNG terminal has been leaking 184kg of methane per hour for 20 years - equivalent to 150,000 extra cars. The NT EPA chief overseeing this was secretly paid by gas lobby while covering it up.
THE DAMAGE: Ground-level ozone from the leak contributes to 1.4 million global deaths annually from respiratory disease. Darwin residents are "unwitting victims of an invisible killer."
THE COVER-UP: Five government agencies knew and did nothing. Santos keeps using the leaking tank until 2050, gets gas royalty-free, and pays virtually no tax.
Punter Citations:
ABC - Regulator with oversight of gas leak 'scandal' had paid role with industry lobbyist
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‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct
THE SCAM: ANZ systematically deceived customers with fake interest rates, charged fees to dead people, ignored hardship requests, and lied to government about bond deals by tens of billions.
THE DAMAGE: Tens of thousands short-changed on savings, grieving families illegally charged, and struggling Australians deliberately ignored during financial crises.
THE OUTCOME: ANZ "agreed" to pay $240 million (3% of annual profit) while cutting 3,000 jobs and boosting profits 7%. No executives jailed.
Punter Citations:
The Guardian - ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct
Gas Lobbyist RESPONDS To Konrad's Rant In Parliament House
THE SCAM: Australian Energy Producers lobbyist Matt Stein claimed gas companies pay "$1 in $10 of every company tax" and fund the pharmaceutical benefit scheme, while independent research shows major gas exporters like Exxon, Santos, and Chevron paid zero income tax on $138 billion in revenue.
THE DAMAGE: Gas exports have tripled domestic energy prices while companies extract $67 billion annually in LNG exports, paying effectively zero royalties through the broken PRRT system that collects 7 cents per dollar compared to 30 cents historically.
THE COVER-UP/OUTCOME: Lobbyist used misleading "forecast" Treasury figures and conflated different tax types to hide that Australia's "world-leading" gas sector contributes sweet FA while punters foot higher electricity bills.
Punter Citations:
The Australia Institute - Gas exports: 56% given to corporations royalty-free
The Australia Institute - Gas exports have tripled Australian gas prices and doubled electricity prices
Punters Political Fundraiser Dinner
THE MISSION: The dinner is raising $75,000 to employ Australia's first citizens lobbyist, who'll actually fight for everyday Aussies instead of corporate profits.
THE UPDATE: This week, after Konrads personal instagram callout, Bridget McKenzie confirmed her attendance - check her reply here! Plus Konrad, recruited Shannon Noll (via a paid Cameo coming in at $144) to pressure Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attend, watch it here.
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