Mojo ♻️<p>It’s outrageous that Australian governments continue to prioritise the gas cartel and foreign interests over affordable electricity for Australians. As Rex Patrick reveals in the latest FOI documents, that’s exactly what’s happening.</p><p>In October 2022, nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, then WA Premier Mark McGowan advised the federal government to follow his state’s lead on managing rising gas and electricity prices.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/energycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rexpatrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rexpatrick</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gasprices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gasprices</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/electricitycosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricitycosts</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/westernaustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>westernaustralia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/markmcgowan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markmcgowan</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/governmentpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gascartel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gascartel</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/abc730" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abc730</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gascartel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gascartel</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/resourcesector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resourcesector</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gasindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gasindustry</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chevron</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/exxonmobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exxonmobil</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/woodside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodside</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a></p><p><a href="https://michaelwest.com.au/fois-gas-cartel-conned-government-fixed-high-energy-prices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelwest.com.au/fois-gas-ca</span><span class="invisible">rtel-conned-government-fixed-high-energy-prices/</span></a></p>