You’re gonna love this. We (Australia) give a bunch of gas away (no royalties), barely tax the companies on their profits, and then most of it gets shipped overseas so it’s expensive here.

We’re a third-world country in disguise.

(Gas is dumb and should stay in the ground, but it’s even more stupid for us not to get any revenue from it)

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/gas-exports-56-given-to-corporations-royalty-free/