Question Time: Peak Oil - Is this the End of Civilisation as we know it?

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I was in the Jubilee Room when former Iranian oil insider Dr Bhattiarri gave his chilling testimony to a Senate inquiry about oil supplies – he said Iran wouldn’t allow oil exports by 2015–16 and he later died under worrying circumstances. This clip captures the raw, real-time concern: politicians dodge the word “oil”, ordinary people raise practical solutions like cycling and better public transport, and we hear odd but telling anecdotes about motorsport and speedboats guzzling fuel (one bloke claims 20 litres of high-octane per second on his outboard!). The discussion swings between global energy security and local noise and pollution fights — V8 racing, racing at homebush, and complaints being shut down — all tied back to the looming question: are we facing the end of civilisation as we know it if oil availability collapses? I’m fired up by the urgency and contradictions in this session and I want viewers to listen, react and share their ideas for realistic responses — from recycling cooking oil to rethinking transport and energy policy. This is a frank, sometimes chaotic snapshot of a conversation we need to have.

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Raw, urgent and often surprising — this Question Time session digs into the heart of the Peak Oil debate. We filmed in the Jubilee Room where Dr Bhattiarri, an ex-Iranian National Oil Company veteran, testified to a Senate inquiry that Iran would stop allowing oil exports around 2015–16. He later died under worrying circumstances and people who met him said he risked his life to warn us. That testimony still haunts the conversation.

Politicians, it seems, avoid saying the word ‘oil’ — everywhere, not just here. In this clip we push at that silence and explore practical angles: Amsterdam’s bicycle culture, whether expressways could host high-speed light rail, and how small-scale changes might help. We also have the more eccentric parts of public life — motorsport and speedboats — highlighted by locals worried about noise, pollution and obscene fuel use (one bloke claims his outboard uses 20 litres of high-octane petrol per second!).

Questions from the floor include recycling cooking oils, the role of public transport in outer suburbs, and whether motorsport consumption even matters in the big picture. There’s anger about noise complaints being silenced and the clash between lifestyle, entertainment and sustainability.

If you care about energy security, community impact and honest public debate, this recording is for you. Watch, comment and share your thoughts on realistic solutions — recycling, public transport, policy change or simply calling out the word nobody wants to say. Subscribe for more raw local discussions on big global issues.

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