Gas or Coal?

Just recently PM Turnbull has flagged the prospect of building Clean coal power stations like the ones
being built in China, Japan etc...These are supposed to be 40% cleaner than those in existence.....
Of course, this has caused quite a debate...One impediment to coal is lack of private funding with
investors shy over Lib and Labor opposite views and what effect a change of govt. would have on
their investment......
What has emerged in this debate is gas is more acceptable to the govt. parties and thus, gas is seen
as a better way to proceed because it is more likely to get bi-partisan support so investors will become
more interested.....
Recently TSV received circa $10M from Govt.
I am wondering if the wiser heads here with local knowledge can sense any renewed interest
in gas exploration that may increase the chances of Empire interesting farm-in partners?