Judgement Day for Australian energy policy

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In this week’s Treasury of Common Sense on Radio 2GB/4BC, I lambasted the Albanese government for opposing East Coast gas reservation and explained its implications for energy bills and the economy.

In the early 2010s, the Rudd/Gillard Labor government made the fateful decision to approve LNG exports out of Gladstone QLD without requiring gas producers to supply the domestic market first.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.