With out new gasoline, the Australian warns, an ‘power disaster’ is nigh – however is the dreaded rhetoric justified?

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With out new gasoline, the Australian warns, an ‘power disaster’ is nigh – however is the dreaded rhetoric justified?

The country needs more gas in the short term because of our sluggish transition to renewables – but at worst the shortfall may lead to some rationing

The gas industry has been unleashing a firehose of rhetoric over concerns Australia could suffer a shortage of gas.

In a series of articles in the Australian newspaper under the banner “Gas Crisis”, industry figures and the Coalition’s energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, claim a shortage is going to “destroy” the economy, cause a “crippling energy crisis” and have Australians suffering the ignominy of “cold showers”.

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