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energy reporter Daniel Mercer

AWU pans federal Labor over 'dud handshake deal' with gas producers as it warns of jobs catastrophe

A major union has taken aim at the federal government over its gas policy, accusing Labor of risking thousands of heavy industry jobs in Australia through a "dud handshake agreement" with exporters.

But federal Resources Minister Madeleine King rejected the criticism, saying the government had "significantly improved" a deal done by the Coalition and there would be plenty of gas available to local buyers.

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