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East coast Australia is running out of gas and we are left with little option but to import it, either from ourselves or overseas.

It’s dumb, but gas-rich Australia has little option but to import gas

Australia is one of the largest LNG exporters behind the US, so why are its most populous states at risk of running out?

  • Mike Foley

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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Cook defends accepting donations from gas players while developing new policies that benefit them

This is despite his own government accusing the National Party of being “owned by the gun lobby” a week ago for accepting a $50,000 donation from the Sporting Shooters Association of WA.

  • Hamish Hastie
ExxonMobil’s Marlin B platform in the Bass Strait, which was traditionally the mainstay of the state’s gas supply but whose fields are now depleting rapidly.

East coast gas crisis to hit sooner than expected: ACCC

The competition watchdog says major new supplies needed by 2027 to stop homes and businesses running short.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Forward prices for electricity fell in all regions for all forward quarters.

Spot prices point to mid-year energy relief for households

Households may get some relief from high electricity prices by the middle of the year as forward spot prices in the wholesale electricity market fall.

  • Simon Johanson
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has struck deals to divert gas to the domestic market.

Labor takes on Greens over gas with deal to add supply, lower price

The federal government will reveal two energy deals to fix a looming gas shortage under an industry regime the Greens are seeking to block.

  • David Crowe and Mike Foley
The mandatory gas code extends a $12-a-gigajoule cap on domestic gas sales until 2025.

Big gas producers accused of predatory pricing

A mandatory code of conduct is vital to protect households and businesses from gas producers’ unfair market power, users say.

  • Simon Johanson
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Bass Strait gas production has fallen steeply.

Gas surplus on the cards as ACCC flags higher exports in 2024

A surplus is good news for households grappling with a cost of living crisis, after the watchdog in June flagged a shortfall for heating and electricity.

  • Simon Johanson
Mineral Resources wants to build an LNG plant to process gas from its Perth Basin field.

Gas not the enemy but vital for clean energy shift, says mining boss

Mineral Resources wants to build a $1.5 billion facility to process and export liquid natural gas from its promising Perth Basin fields in West Australia.

  • Simon Johanson
A simple way to keep warm in winter.

Yearning for the old woodheap in a winter of confusion

In a time of climate change, with coal-fired power on the nose and citizens being urged to ditch gas, the author recalls a vanished, uncomplicated period.

  • Tony Wright

Your top budget questions answered: Our experts explain the details

From energy prices to housing affordability, here’s what you wanted to know about the federal budget.

  • Ross Gittins and Rachel Clun

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