12 July

The real reason electricity prices are going up? Gas prices are going up, the two are directly linked, because gas turbines are the newest additions to the power generation system. Look at the graph, it's a perfect match. And why are gas prices going up? Because we signed spectacularly stupid contracts to flog it off overseas for a penny. So now we're being screwed by multinational gas corporations, and that in turn is driving our electricity prices up. The Gladstone plant in the picture is where Australia's energy is leaving the country. Some people blame solar and wind. Those people are what the dictionary call idiots, or morons. They'll also tell you that the solution is to do more gas exploration. And they'll tell you that because they're doing the bidding of these same gas multinationals, who have already flogged off our existing supply offshore, and now want more.