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‘Not a single government dollar’: Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback
Six Labor MPs in at-risk seats have spoken out against the future gas strategy spearheaded by Resources Minister Madeleine King.
- by Mike Foley
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Labor steps on the gas to fuel its climate targets
The federal government is backing new gas fields as essential in the move to renewables.
- by David Crowe and Mike Foley
King abdicates responsibility for PEP11 offshore gas project
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would “rule out PEP11” in the 2022 election campaign but has not acted on the issue since coming to power.
- by Mike Foley
LNG giants escape export clampdown this winter as supplies lift
East coast gas producers will avoid facing unprecedented orders to break export contracts and redirect supplies to Australian buyers this winter.
- by Nick Toscano
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Europe’s energy chief wants Australia to help break China’s high-tech supremacy
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson learnt the pitfalls of relying on one country for key commodities when Russia turned off the gas tap.
- by Mike Foley
Greens threaten Labor’s fuel rules over gas project push
A controversial reform to offshore gas project assessments, which was expected to be debated in the Senate this week, has been paused.
- by Mike Foley
Energy shortage fears prompt minister to pump up new gas projects
Federal Resources Minister says new gas production projects in NSW, Victoria would be optimal solution to gas shortages.
- by Mike Foley
Minister in talks with gas exporters to lock in local supplies
Australia’s gas exporters are edging closer to a deal with the Albanese government that would boost supplies and help temper fears of looming shortages.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Winter gas threat grows in Victoria, NSW as offshore fields dry up
Gas users are in danger of winter shortfalls sooner than originally feared as ExxonMobil and Woodside’s Bass Strait production fields dry up.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
‘Unequivocal. Full stop’: Albanese pledged to rule out PEP11. Coastal communities are still waiting
Two-time world champion surfer Tom Carroll says there has been “deafening silence” on the offshore gas project from the federal government since the 2022 election.
- by Mike Foley
Nickel miners explore for taxpayer dime to ease industry pain
WA’s troubled nickel sector is pleading for government help to withstand a price slump caused by booming production from Indonesia.
- by Peter Milne