The Aporia · Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club

Resources minister Madeleine King told the National Press Club that Australian industries will depend on gas for the foreseeable future due to its critical role in various sectors including heating homes, manufacturing, and renewable energy support. The government's national gas reservation scheme, set to start from January 2028, aims to reserve 20% of domestic gas supplies for local use and ensure a yearly supply target of 110% of projected demand, with the goal of reducing power prices. King did not provide specific timelines or costs associated with this initiative but emphasized its importance in maintaining affordable gas prices for households and businesses.

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Resources Minister Madeleine King introduced legislation on October 12 that would force gas producers to reserve 20% of their exports for domestic use starting from January 2028. The scheme aims to create a "modest" oversupply in the domestic market, thereby reducing wholesale gas prices. However, King declined to specify how much this would lower prices or when households and businesses could expect financial relief. The Coalition has indicated it will work with the government on passing the laws but questions remain about future supply assurance. Western Australia's peak resources lobby is wary that the federal policy might undermine the state’s existing 15% reservation system, which has helped keep local energy prices lower than in eastern states.

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The resources minister, Madeleine King, says Australian industry will be reliant on gas for the “foreseeable future”, and that the national gas reservation scheme will push down power prices. But the Western Australian MP did not put a price tag on the cost of gas under the proposal– as the former opposition leader, Peter Dutton, once did – nor predict when households and businesses would start to see that financial relief. The national gas reservation scheme will force gas companies to set aside 20% of exports for domestic use, and is expected to come into effect from January 2028.

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Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club · assertive framing

scheme → say → January

It will give the Australian Energy Regulator the power to force companies to meet a target of 110% of projected demand each year. asserted

It → give → demand

It will also limit ministerial discretion and replace the Turnbull-era domestic gas security mechanism. asserted

It → limit → mechanism

In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, King said keeping gas affordable for households and businesses was a critical part of the scheme’s primary focus. asserted

keeping → say → focus

“We expect the oversupply part of the reservation to put that modest oversupply into the system, which will push down those prices,” she said. asserted

she → expect → prices

“So we do expect to see that downward pressure on prices. asserted

we → expect → prices

It’s a very important aspect of the whole scheme.” asserted

It → ’ → scheme

The minister said gas was central to heating homes, keeping manufacturing industries running, processing critical minerals and rare earths domestically and supporting the rollout of renewables. asserted

gas → say → renewables

King said gas would continue to play an important role well into the future without a viable replacement. asserted

gas → say → replacement

“The truth is, it’s hard to establish a date because we don’t yet have the replacement for some of the industries that will that need it,” she said. asserted

she → ’ → it

I am totally supportive of any kind of research or development that finds a replacement, whether it’s just in lower emissions or alternative. asserted

it → find → emissions

But right now, and for the foreseeable future, that does not exist.” asserted

that → exist → future

Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club

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