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Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club

Global Published 14 October 2026, 10:52 · archived 14 Oct 2026

Madeleine King says national gas reservation scheme, expected to come into effect from 2028, will reduce power pricesFollow our Australian politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe resources minister, Madeleine King, says Australian industry will be reliant on gas for the “foreseeable future”, and that the national gas reservation scheme will push down power prices.But the Western Australian MP did not put a price tag on the cost of gas under the proposal– as the former opposition leader, Peter Dutton, once did – nor predict when househ...

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