Opinion
Gas reservation is not a bogyman
Holding back gas for domestic use creates no losers, and makes the gas industry popular. It's time to extend it.
Colin BarnettColumnistAustralia is the world’s biggest exporter of natural gas in the form of LNG (liquefied natural gas). At the same time we have an east coast gas shortage. Our gas exports amount to around four times the amount of gas used within Australia.
Australia has abundant and diverse energy resources, including gas. It is a simple matter of ensuring that enough gas is kept for our own use and then transporting it to the major centres of population and industry.
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