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A Bass Strait oil rig drilling platform off the Victorian coast.

Gas wars erupt as Coalition pledges to unleash ‘bucketloads’ of fuel

An election fight over the future of Australia’s gas industry is heating up as Labor hits out at the Coalition’s ‘cowboy’ promises to overhaul approvals.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley

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Australia’s gas expansion. Gas carbon bomb.

Asia wants to cut emissions, so why is it still buying so much Australian gas?

Australia’s top gas shippers forecast a huge lift in demand over the next decade, even as debate continues about the role of gas in the clean energy shift.

  • Nick Toscano
Gulliver’s gas wells on the shores of King Sound.

They came, they drilled, they left: Fears over Kimberley gas wells as explorer bows out

Dangerous and damaged oil and gas infrastructure has been left in WA’s north. Now it’s for sale – cheap, with free double pluggers thrown in.

  • Emma Young
Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill speaking at the Melbourne Townhall.

Higher gas bills on east coast now unavoidable, warns Woodside

Energy giant Woodside says consumers are headed for a blowout in gas bills after years of drilling bans have left Victoria and NSW in a perilous position.

  • Nick Toscano
Eastern Australia is running out of gas, leaving little choice but to import it, either from ourselves or overseas.

‘Time is running out’: Victoria, NSW turn to gas imports as energy crisis nears

Governments are rushing to kickstart Australia’s first-ever gas imports, despite the nation being a top global exporter of the fossil fuel.

  • Nick Toscano
While Australia is one of the world’s top shippers of LNG, most of that gas is produced in Queensland or WA, and is sold on long-term contracts to buyers in Asia

Chevron exits North West Shelf after 40 years in major asset swap with Woodside

Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill said the strategic and commercial rationale for the swap was “compelling”.

  • Hamish Hastie
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Gas is a key source of planet-warming emissions but remains widely used in Victoria and NSW.

Victoria eyes new bans on appliances to get homes off gas

Victorians would be forced to replace broken gas heaters and hot-water units with electric versions from as early as 2026 under the state government’s favoured plan.

  • Nick Toscano, Kieran Rooney and Mike Foley
Scott Reef, off the Kimberley coast.

Rare glimpse at stunning reef beside Woodside’s gas-drilling ambitions

Scott Reef is, in the words of author Tim Winton, the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.

  • Bianca Hall
Gas connections on new builds have been banned for homes that require a planning permit.

Victoria banned gas in new homes. Now it’s fast-tracking supply projects

Gas use has emerged as a thorny political problem for Labor as it seeks to balance its green credentials with criticisms that it is going too far with electrification.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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Gas is burning our climate faster, and Australia’s part of the problem

Gas will be part of our energy mix but, despite industry claims, new gas production and infrastructure is not needed in the transition to renewable energy.

  • Lesley Hughes

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