The export gas multinationals are no friend of Australian manufacturing.
There is only one reason that the gas prices are set to at least double over the next few years – gas export companies will force Australian consumers to compete with the Asian market for gas.
That’s the true cost of opening up coal seam gas mining and allowing gas from eastern Australia to be exported.
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