Gas companies have withdrawn support for the government’s gas reservation policy. But their main critique doesn’t stack up.
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Gas shortages loom as Bass Strait wells run dry and Queensland gas is sold overseas. A mandatory new reservation scheme is coming.
Reserving gas for domestic use on Australia’s east coast as the Coalition proposes is a good idea, though surprisingly left-leaning. But why is the benefit so small?
A gas reservation scheme could help to ease supply concerns in Australia, but expanding gas production is a folly.
