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Does Peter Dutton's gas policy stack up?

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April 01, 2025 6:15am

21m

Peter Dutton has made gas policy a central plank of his election pitch, unveiling a plan to reserve domestic gas supply and reduce energy prices.  But he’s yet to release the modelling to back up his claims. Mark Ogge says reserving gas for domestic use is important – but he says new gas projects don’t add to Australian supply, they just enable the export of more gas. And that’s a big problem for the climate. 

  • GUEST: Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor, The Australia Institute
  • PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer