Battle on two fronts for Australia's gas industry

East coast gas buyers blame the
Queensland LNG projects for driving
up prices. 

Australians could shiver through cold winters under an east coast gas shortage, regulators have warned, while the government waits on a review that could spark a mining-tax style war with the gas industry ahead of the May federal budget.

The warning, by Australian Energy Markets Operator, comes as the gas industry faces a battle on two fronts, with a steep rise in gas prices to hit while the government review into its taxation is due to be handed down in April.

Read the story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Battle on two fronts for Australia's gas industry.”