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Marion Rae and Samantha Lock

Electrification needs gas to bridge shortfall: operator

Australia's southern states could run short of gas as production is dropping faster than demand. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is being urged to keep more of its gas for local use after official forecasts warned of shortages for homes and businesses.

Declining production from Bass Strait, which has historically supplied around two-thirds of southern Australia's gas, means the supply gap will only increase, according to the latest modelling released on Thursday.

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