Plundered or Protected? How Australia Ceded Its Gas Wealth While Qatar Built an Empire!

As the Resource Robber Vultures Plunder our Australian Gas & Oil Riches ~ Is it Time to Rewrite the « Rules of Engagement?»

May 19, 2026

Following the 28th February 2026 attack by the US & Israel upon Iran, the global population began to think about just how Vital Oil is to Humanity.
SNAP ~ Just like that ~ the Strait of Hormuz, the Middle East Choke Point for >30% of global oil, gas, fertilizer, sulphuric acid & helium suddenly loomed large in the news.

The financial markets began reacting to this news, and Australians woke up to find out that something called « Strategic Fuel Reserves » were effectively non-existent.

Source: lastdrop aust: Fuel inventory as at 19 MAY 2026

Compare ~ Sovereign Gas Strategies ~ Australia Vs Qatar

AI result.

Resource income for Australians is $45 Billion Less than Qatari income.

To put this into perspective, below is the Annual Govt Incomes for both Australia and Qatar for 2023.

Over a 5 year period, this difference equates to;

Australia govt revenues = $52.5 Billion.
Qatar govt revenues = $280 Billion.

What Can AUD 52.5 Billion buy? Here is the AI answer below;

What can AUD 280 Billion buy? Here is the AI answer below;

Konrad Benjamin interview with a Qatari citizen about Gas Royalties!

Source: instagram interview punters politics

Australia’s Rise in the Global LNG Marketplace

Watch this dynamic 3+ minute video tracking Australia’s rise in the Top LNG countries, from 2000 ~ 2025.

Hot ~ MWM Peeks Behind the Resource Tax Curtains

Whilst the Budget Fallout in the mainstream media continues apace, Michael West Media [MWM] gives us a peek into the Murky World of Big Oil Windfall Profits.

Video Transcript ~ Begins at 1:30 minutes;

«You will see report for News Australia Holdings Limited. This is Rupert’s Mob.
These are all the people sermonizing to us about this terrible budget and how, you know, we don’t want to make these rich people pay too much.
Here they [News Australia Holdings Ltd] are. Zero tax over 10 years.
Zero tax. There it is. Refer to the Table below: 2014 - 2024.»