Matthew Canavan all-powerful in LNG export controls
Federal Resources Minister Matthew Canavan will be given extraordinary discretion to regulate the export of Queensland LNG under the Turnbull government's new laws to make sure there is enough gas for domestic use in Australia.
Exporters are scrambling to digest the government's just-released draft rules for export controls, which critics say hand an extraordinary degree of discretion to Mr Canavan and leave open the potential for gaming by manufacturers.
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