While the West Coast of the United States burns, and just months out from our own fire season, the government is lining the pockets of their gas industry mates with your taxpayer dollars. This is utterly outrageous, and we can’t let them get away with it. Call Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and tell him this is a TERRIBLE idea that must be stopped.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing big subsidies for gas as a key part of the upcoming budget and our economic recovery from the pandemic. Subsidising the gas industry means there’s less to spend on communities who are struggling as a result of the pandemic. Recovery spending should benefit people and the environment, not just serve the interests of multinational fossil fuel companies that pay little or no tax, and employ very few Australians.

As a movement, we have a responsibility to recognise that the fight for justice for First Nations people and racial justice is at the heart of the fight for climate justice. We also have a responsibility to stand with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and People of Colour in Australia and around the world.