EVIDENCE -BIG GAS SUPPLY PROBLEMS LOOMING in OZ

Sorry for any jumble-up with how this post may come out - Had big problems copying and pasting. I have the sources from which each came --but they would not copy here

Without doubt our current stock of Politicians responsible for OZ's reliable energy supply are either focused on other matters - or just plain dumb in respect of Australia's need for Reliable E N E R G Y supply . There is something missing in my opinion.???
I spent less than 30 minutes searching and found the following headlines from various publications and I left many others -
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(see ### below) It is clear to me that King and Bowen are not on same wave length - in fact are any of our Pollies???

Something has to give - and soon...................
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Thu 21 Mar 2024 at 7:59amThursday21 Mar 2024 at 7:59am, updated Thu21 Mar 2024 at 3:04pm

Warnings of gas shortages from2028 as AEMO rings alarm on plunging production

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SMH This was published 6 years ago September 29, 2017 — 3.32pm

How Australia blew its future gas supplies

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Victoria needsnew gas after all, state Labor admits

Victorian Energy Minister LilyD’Ambrosio has fired another shot at Resources Minister Madeleine King during afiery ...

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Rio Tintodeclares force majeure on Aussie alumina due to gas shortage

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) hasofficially declared a force majeure on alumina shipments originating from itsrefineries in ...

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AustralianProducers Warn of Natural Gas Crunch

Minister for Resources andNorthern Australia Madeleine King released the Future Gas Strategy which saysthat while Australia ...

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AustralianEnergy Producers backs in ‘extremely strong’ case for new WA projects amidshortfall warning

Australia’s energy producershave issued another emphatic warning that shoring up new gas supplies will becritical if the ...
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Treasurer has‘little choice’ but to heed warning from gas and mining giants

Geologist Ian Plimer saysTreasurer Jim Chalmers has “very little choice” but to heed a warning from gasand mining giants on ...

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Pipeline reviewputs APA Queensland gas expansion on hold

A major gas expansion seen asvital for Australia’s southern states to avoid shortages in the next two yearshas been put on ...

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ClimateChange and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has ruled out bowing toGreens demands to ban new fossil fuel projects under Labor’s cornerstone heavyemissions policy, declaring there will be a vital need for additional gas incoming years.

Energy transition: Chris Bowen defends need for more gas as Labor-------------------

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Australia, Policy, Projects, Renewables

Bowen: Household and small business energy billsset to drop

We need gas to supportAustralian manufacturing and Australian industry, and tens of thousands ofAustralian jobs in the manufacturing sector. Our region needs our gas to warmtheir homes and cook their meals. And to power the great cities of Asia.They are working together - er not!

Madeleine King, the Federal ResourcesMinister, has warned that there may be little the government can do to reducesoaring wholesale gas prices in the short term¹.She is seeking more gas supply into the domestic market, butthe challenge remains. Chief executives are working in good faith to addressthe issue, but it’s a complex problem with no easy fix¹. The situation is particularly concerning for manufacturerslike Orica, which relies heavily on gas for its production process.

Orica CEOSanjeev Gandhi has expressed concerns about the impact of high gasprices on the manufacturing

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Madeleine King: We will need new sources of gas - Financial Review

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