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Marion Rae, Kat Wong and Jacob Shteyman

'Unsafe future': Australia commits to decades more gas

The government has reassured stakeholders Australia will remain a reliable gas source. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

More gas extraction has been given the green light under a plan promising to prolong use of the fossil fuel while still realising Australia's net zero ambitions.

But critics have panned the future gas strategy, which locks in supplies for consumers through to 2050 and beyond, arguing the federal government is enabling the fossil fuel industry to wreck the environment.

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