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you can subscribe free to Fortbridge.com for a news service.
it is a good source of summary info.

this was the piece

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Big users call for gas to be reserved
The Australian, Page 20 (Tue 4 Dec 2012) by Matt Chambers

Queensland's biggest gas users, including Incitec Pivot, Rio Tinto and Xstrata, have stepped up their campaign to reserve gas for local industry, producing a report that says their use of gas is up to 70 times more economically beneficial to the state than that of LNG exporters. According to a study commissioned by the gas users, who are calling themselves Queensland Large Industrial Gas Customers, industrial gas use supports, directly and indirectly, about $120 million of Queensland gross state product for each petajoule of gas consumed. "Gas supply contract availability for 2013-14 is very tight, and for 2015 and beyond not available," the report said. "This has placed a number of gas users in a precarious position. These users are unable to commit to capital investment across their business to secure future sustainability, not to mention continuation of current operations."

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PS - if anyone is interested in Cooper Basin gas, have a read of the Beach presentation today.
It is really detailed stuff
Well worth a read

cheers
(its about a 6mb download though!