For a bit of context here's how far back this goes. lt's a very interesting read . Note how long ago it was written .

" I was in the Canberra press gallery in 2002 when prime minister John Howard called a press conference to announce, with the widest grin he could manage, that after years of negotiation, Australia's mining interests had pulled off a $25 billion deal to supply China with liquefied natural gas. "

How Australia blew its future gas supplies

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