How Much Lower Can They Drag Us?
Now Japan has to save Australia from the incompetence of our elites.
Now Japan has to save Australia from the incompetence of our elites.
We’re one of the most resource-rich nations in the world – so why aren’t we living like it?
The argument against domestic oil and gas production is not primarily technical or economic, but political. It deserves to be argued on those terms with honesty about the trade-offs involved.
Energy security is not optional. It’s the foundation of economic strength, social stability, and national resilience. If we are to protect our industries, our households, and our sovereignty, future governments must put fuel and energy security first.
The Trump administration has taken a proactive, national security-focused approach to expanding and upgrading America’s electric grids that goes far beyond his push for nuclear energy and self-funded localized grids for big tech and AI data centers.
This is also six years later. We know the game. Millions do.
Australia imports 90 per cent of its fuel, leaving it vulnerable to energy shocks.
The map is wrong because it points to a destination that describes 2020 and does not describe 2026. Using it will generate the wrong expectations in citizens, the wrong reassurances from officials and the wrong policy responses from a government reaching for familiar tools in unfamiliar territory.
The meaning of the headline will become clear soon enough.
The application follows the government’s decision to remove the petroleum exploration ban in late 2025.
Covid-era capacity destruction, post-pandemic concentration in Asia and the Middle East and what it means for New Zealand in 2026