Thanks Farnortherner and Mikko2- great comments.

Meanwhile here's another perfect example of "crazy" under Labor. Albo has just returned from a begging trip which scored ONE days worth of fuel from some near Asian neighbours in exchange for our LNG while meanwhile we are still planning to IMPORT LNG:
AI Overview
Yes, Australia is actively planning to import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), with several projects underway to commence imports by 2026–2029 to address predicted shortages on the east coast. Despite being a major global exporter, dwindling domestic supply in southern states has necessitated these import plans.
Reuters

Key Details on Australia's LNG Import Plans:
Projects Underway: Several projects are in progress, including the Port Kembla terminal in NSW and a proposed terminal in Victoria, aiming to address potential energy security risks.
Target Date: Initial imports are targeted to begin around 2026–2027, with major projects like the Vopak project aiming for 2029 operations.
Reasons for Imports: Supply shortages for gas-powered electricity generation, particularly in Victoria and New South Wales, are driving the need for imports to "keep the lights on".
Infrastructure: Infrastructure companies like Jemena are upgrading pipelines to transport imported gas from terminals, such as Andrew Forrest’s Port Kembla project, to demand centers.

Far Northerner Paul 1405 is a great one to accuse you of moving goal posts, while he makes false claims such as our national debt reached $1trillion under the Coalition, which is BS as usual - it is the current level under Labor: "By early 2026, gross debt is projected to hit
$1 trillion (roughly 34% of GDP), although government figures suggest gross debt was
$889.8 billion at the end of 2022–23."
And that was after the covid panic years when Labor wanted the Coalition to continue generous handouts and moaned when they were cut.

"When the Liberal-National Coalition came to office in September 2013, Australia's net debt was approximately $174.6 billion.Australia's gross government debt rose from roughly $542 billion in 2018-19 to over $895 billion by early 2022, reaching approximately $1 trillion around the time of the 2022 federal election."

When the Noalition got booted, Australia's debt was $1 trillion! What's a few billion between friends when you have irresponsible drunken sailors like Morrison and Frydenberg splashing the cash. That pair couldn't get the cash to the Big End Of Town fast enough. Who can forget the $22 million given to the very profitable Harvey Norman which reported a record 75.1% increase in profit after tax to $841.41 million for the 2020-21 financial year. Big bonuses were paid to company executives and rich shareholders.

The Albanese Labor government has reduced projected debt levels by recording BACK-TO-BACK BUDGET SURPLUSES, resulting in roughly $200 billion less debt compared to forecasts inherited from the Coalition in 2022. The Coalition in government from 2013 to 2022 FAILED TO DELIVER ONE BUDGET SURPLUS. In fact in the 2020/21 financial year the pair of drunken sailors manged to deliver an all time RECORD BUDGET DEFICIT of $213 billion! The Big End Of Town was certainly rewarded in that year!

Yes Paul, and all the extra money in government revenue came from fossil fuel with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Didn't take Magoo long to piss it all up against a wall and then some. Now Magoo is Mr White trash visiting his Asian cousins with a jerry can while Blackout is telling us there is no fuel crisis. And some in the climate apocalypse religion here are happy with the fuel/fertiliser crisis as it might help along the "transition". What, $20 billion a year given in handouts each year to con artist wind and solar grifters while a bunch of raving loonies try their hardest to stop any activity in this nation that would be of benefit.

The reason we don't have heaps of cheap energy and the massive economic benefits associated with it is not, as Magoo claims, because they are not economic, but because the high priests of the climate apocalypse are preventing it.