So, Australia did something extraordinary this week — quietly, discreetly, almost sneakily. Without a national conversation. Without public debate. Without asking the millions of Australians whose livelihoods depend on mining, gas, and affordable energy.

Your government signed onto a global pact to phase out fossil fuels — the very industries that built the modern Australian economy.

And now the bill is coming due.

Because while politicians in Canberra were smiling for cameras and repeating the same buzzwords — “transition,” “net zero,” “global cooperation” — real economists were actually doing the math. And the math is terrifying.

The Institute of Public Affairs, one of the few organisations willing to speak plainly about economic reality, issued a warning so blunt it should have stopped this agreement dead in its tracks.

According to the IPA:

“The long-term impact of banning new fossil fuel projects is estimated at $274 billion, equivalent to 13.5% of the national GDP.”

Think about that. Not a few billion. Not a temporary slowdown. But 13.5% of Australia’s entire economy wiped out because politicians want a pat on the head from international climate forums.

And it gets worse.

The IPA also warns:

“A ban on new coal, gas and oil projects would put 480,000 jobs at risk nationally.”

Nearly half a million Australians. Workers. Families. Contractors. Communities. All placed on the chopping block so Australia can impress delegates in luxury hotels at overseas climate conferences.

This isn’t environmentalism.
This is economic vandalism dressed up as virtue.

And here’s what the government didn’t tell you: fossil fuels aren’t some outdated relic. They are the backbone of national revenue, regional jobs, export strength, and stable electricity. They’re what keep hospitals running, manufacturing alive, and households from collapsing under skyrocketing power bills.

But none of that mattered.
Not to them.

Because the people signing this deal won’t lose their jobs.
They won’t see their towns hollowed out.
They won’t struggle to keep the lights on.

That burden falls on you.

This is the central problem: Australia no longer has leaders — it has managers performing for an international audience. And while they’re busy posturing, the economic reality is unavoidable.

You cannot remove the foundation of your economy without the house collapsing.

And yes — that’s exactly what the IPA is warning about. A slow-motion, government-engineered national meltdown, politely wrapped in PR language and sold as “progress.”

The truth is simple:
No serious country signs a document that deliberately destroys its own economic engine.

Unless, of course, the people in charge don’t care about the engine — and don’t plan on sitting in the vehicle when it crashes.