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Jacob Shteyman, Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Andrew Brown

Gas reserve scheme to be scaled back before it begins

The gas industry lobbied for ministerial powers to be curtailed regarding the gas reserve scheme. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor has yielded to gas industry demands and reined in the resource minister's powers as part of a controversial domestic gas reservation scheme, which the minister says will instil a consistent reservation framework.

Resources Minister Madeleine King announced a change to the legislation, which was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, ahead of her speech to the National Press Club.

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