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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tristan Edis

An impending gas shortfall in eastern Australia? This is just gas market Groundhog Day

Gas burning at top of pipes in gas plant
‘Each year the gas producers tell us that the only problem is slow government approvals for new gas developments.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is yet again warning of imminent gas shortfalls for Australia’s east coast. In response, the federal government has announced another review into whether we need to reform our gas market regulation.

Given the ACCC has been running a gas market inquiry since 2017 and has been saying pretty much the same thing every year since – essentially that gas producers treat Australian consumers like second class citizens – isn’t the answer blindingly obvious?

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