Fuel crisis. Industry lobbying counters national interest
Australia’s fuel reserves are more important than ever as supplies from the Middle East remain uncertain. What is fraud?
The fraud was reported by the Australian Petroleum Institute (AIP) He convinced the Senate that we didn’t need much. This happened in 2014/15, during the Senate inquiry into ‘Australia’s transport energy resilience and sustainability’.
AIP is a fuel industry lobby group that told the Senate: “The maintenance of emergency stockpiles for Australia at any level above normal commercial requirements cannot be justified on energy security grounds…”
AIP members include Ampol, Mobil, BP and Geelong refinery operator Viva, and politicians, especially ministers, like to hear from well-funded industry lobby groups. They bring their expertise to Canberra to share, along with grants and other benefits.
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Many politicians and ministers have never worked in the commercial sector and so when industry groups present solutions to parliament or ministerial
These are not solutions in line with national interests, but solutions in line with the interests of the members.
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Rex Patrick is a former South Australian Senator and formerly a submariner in the armed forces. Known as an anti-corruption and transparency warrior, Rex is also known as “Transparency Warrior“
