Gas shortfall imminent, APA modelling shows

Australian households could be hit with “cold showers” due to ­energy shortages, with the nation’s largest gas pipeline operator warning expensive gas will have to be imported into the country to fill the gap if pending projects are not approved.

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Plibersek’s mine ban lifts sovereign investment risk

By ignoring the views of the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council and siding with green activists when deciding to veto a $1bn goldmine in central-west NSW, federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has cast aside the job prospects and economic wellbeing of local Indigenous people and Australia’s reputation among investors.

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