Malcolm Turnbull slaps export controls on recalcitrant gas exporters
Fleur AndersonSenior Reporter
The Turnbull government will hit Australia's largest gas producers with limits on their exports in new measure to avert an east coast gas crisis and ensure there is enough supply to service the domestic market demand.
Despite warnings from the Prime Minister and two high-level meetings, the gas majors have refused to promise they would no longer export more gas from the Australian market than they produced.
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Fleur Anderson is based in the Canberra newsroom and writes on politics, policy and the economy. Fleur is known for writing the Financial Review's parliamentary sketch. Connect with Fleur on Facebook and Twitter.
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