Today the Albanese government released a “Future Gas Strategy” that doubles down on drilling and fracking for more gas.

After promising that voting for them would mean an end to years of federal inaction and obstruction on climate, and misguided ideas like the previous government’s “gas fired recovery”, the present government has rebadged the gas industry’s wishlist and given it another chance.

It’s a betrayal, and we can’t let it pass quietly.

It betrays our kids, who will pay the price for the rest of their lives for shortsighted decisions like this.

And it betrays the parents who voted to trust this government with the duty of care to do the right thing by our kids.

What can I do?

• Sign our petition calling for the government to enshrine a duty of care to children in legislation
• Call or write to your federal ALP MP or Senator - contact details here

I've never contacted an MP before, what do I do?

Check out these great tips from the Climate Council.

What should I say?

If your MP is one of the few to speak out against the plan, thank them for speaking out and ask what they plan to do next.

If your MP has remained quiet:

• This is a betrayal of our kids and the parents who voted for you. In 2022, the Albanese Government promised that things would be different after a decade of Coalition inaction and obstruction on climate. But committing to expanding gas at this scale is a disaster for the climate our kids will grow up in.
• It’s misleading to portray gas as a climate solution. Gas is a fossil fuel which makes climate change worse.
• To be clear, this government has also made excellent announcements when it comes to big renewables projects.
• But just as we wouldn’t let our kids use cleaning one room as an excuse to leave a mess in another, building new renewables is not an excuse for wrecking the climate with decades of new gas production.
• Other ALP MPs have spoken out about this disastrous plan. Will you?

What do we want instead of this plan?

• Immediately rule out public money to new gas, or its carbon capture greenwash
• Back clean energy stimulus proposals like Parents for Climate’s Solar our Learning campaign
• Enshrine government’s duty of care to young Australians in legislation
• Fix Australia’s environmental laws and use them to protect Australia from the damage caused by gas projects

What happens next?

We’ll keep pushing for our positive vision:

• A safe climate for our kids to thrive.
• Government’s duty of care to our kids enshrined in legislation.
• Our kids educated in schools and early learning centres covered in solar panels, growing up knowing they have a bright future.

But moments like these are a wake up call - that the people making money off the climate crisis can all too easily get the government’s ear. 

The quieter we are, the easier that remains for them, and the harder our kids’ futures will be.

So it’s at moments like these that we need to get much, much louder.