Australia news live: shadow energy minister warns system in ‘dire trouble’; government says gas market working ‘exactly as it should’
Energy market operator warns of ‘potential risks’ for gas shortages in southern states. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs more gas supply on east coast, Albanese saysAnthony Albanese is speaking to the ABC from Devonport.We’ll work those issues through with Aemo.We need more gas supply. We announced our future gas strategy a short while ago because we understand that we need more supply. Gas has an important role to play in manufacturing in particular. But also in providing firming capacity for the renewables rollout. Continue reading...

Energy market operator warns of ‘potential risks’ for gas shortages in southern states. Follow today’s news headlines live
Australia needs more gas supply on east coast, Albanese says
Anthony Albanese is speaking to the ABC from Devonport.
We’ll work those issues through with Aemo.
We need more gas supply. We announced our future gas strategy a short while ago because we understand that we need more supply. Gas has an important role to play in manufacturing in particular. But also in providing firming capacity for the renewables rollout. Continue reading...