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    Morrison prepares a gas plan to boost economy out of the pandemic


    August 7, 2020 — 8.00pm

    Gas projects will gain federal support to drive down energy costs for industry and households in what Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls a broader plan to lift the economy through the pandemic.

    Mr Morrison backed the use of gas to help Australian industry solve its energy challenges, signalling he would act "in the months ahead" ...

    Three cabinet ministers are working on ways to cut gas prices, raising the prospect of measures in the October budget to address years of industry calls to boost domestic gas supplies.The next test is a NSW regulatory decision due on September 4 on whether Santos can develop the Pilliga gas field in the state’s north on the condition all the gas goes to the domestic market.Mr Morrison said the "energy challenges" were a factor in his goal of running the national economy in a "COVID-safe" way ...

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