Australians for Natural Gas revealed as a front for Tamboran - a foreign fracking company harming the NT water table & planning emissions equivalent to putting 30 million extra cars on the road. This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04... - ThreadSky

davidpocock.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Australians for Natural Gas revealed as a front for Tamboran - a foreign fracking company harming the NT water table & planning emissions equivalent to putting 30 million extra cars on the road.

This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-04/coalition-pollster-working-with-australians-for-natural-gas/105129478

Comments

ericbanana.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well, well .. well.

Political corruption is shocking in Australia.

#auspol

brentzack.bsky.social•5 days ago

And the unhinged will say “The ABC always find scandals in the Liberals but not Labor. Left wing stooges”. 🤪

temphandle02.bsky.social•6 days ago

jimmythejet.bsky.social•6 days ago

Astroturfing might not be illegal but it is certainly dishonest. All of those involved including Peter Dutton and the LNP, their contractor Freshwater Strategy along with Australians for Natural Gas, need to front up and explain. They need to be held to account for their role in this scandal.

gaileastcoaster.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump style dirty work.

glmiller.bsky.social•6 days ago

Onya DP - this & a 1000 other reasons is why we should:

bjbagginsinoz.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes, emissions are real pollution that the public - and not the gas industry - pay for David. Can you ask the ALP government why the taxpayer is picking up the bill for escalating climate disasters - shouldn't polluters pay? #auspol https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/federal-budget-climate-fuelled-disasters-already-cost-us-13-5-billion/

theboof17.bsky.social•6 days ago

Set up by the evil corrupt lying LNP

ungala.bsky.social•5 days ago

Send it out to the under 50s
Pls

peggysanders.bsky.social•6 days ago

“A political communications expert has described the pro-gas group's activities as a textbook example of astroturfing – a public relations strategy in which vested interests set up an artificial grassroots organisation to influence public opinion about an industry or issue.”

peggysanders.bsky.social•6 days ago

“Emails obtained by ABC Investigations show Freshwater Strategy is trying to gather business-sector support for a group called Australians for Natural Gas.
Freshwater Strategy has also been hired to run internal polling and focus groups for the Coalition during the election campaign.”

canberraartemis.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fake tradies.

Astroturfing.

Fake ‘rift’ with Gina.

Copy Trump or shirtfront him?

Nuclear or unclear?

Runs away from press conference.

Is there anything genuine at all about these Libs?

antmandan.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thanks for boosting this one Senator. I was appalled when the ABC contacted me and showed me what they had found, these are shocking breaches of public trust and clear deception. This is also an example of why we need reform in forcing platform transparency.

dushka66.bsky.social•6 days ago

Truly honestly makes me get online and register for shifts supporting my local independent representative who actually listens to what the community wants from their federal REPRESENTATIVE.

cognitiveverb.bsky.social•6 days ago

Should they be Multinationals for unnatural gas?

pepperpots4477.bsky.social•6 days ago

Who’s surprised??

Also - this is the only reason “polls” ever have the Liberals ahead. They’re either internally run, run by conservative friends, or ask dumb questions. When it’s anything to do with the LNP, always look for the self-interest.

reidfineartaus.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gas frackers in USA are going to turn off their wellheads and sack all their workers because they can’t get the gas concentrate heavy fraction liquids without producing methane\ #LNG which now has no buyer since China just cancelled all #LNG gas shipments. Goodby shale gas fracking in the USA. Yay!

thenoseknow.bsky.social•6 days ago

But neither Labor or the LNP would care about that, as it may halt their brown paper bags !!!

pandemi14623613.bsky.social•6 days ago

@albomp.bsky.social did you see this

drrebeccao.bsky.social•6 days ago

#auspol #gas #fracking https://bsky.app/profile/davidpocock.bsky.social/post/3llwzwoqoac2k

psclazzac.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well, there's a shock.

renaegibson.bsky.social•6 days ago

UGH. Thank you David. Seriously though the informed electorate are getting sick and tired of this dodgy nonsense. Key word here being informed, this is how they get away with this stuff. So instead of addressing this issue the Govt have decided to limit donations to genuine independents. 🙄