Resource minister Madeleine King released the party’s future gas strategy which says new sources will be needed ‘to 2050 and beyond’
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is facing an internal revolt with Labor backbenchers pushing back against the government’s support for new gas production.
The strategy, released by the resources minister, Madeleine King, argued gas was an important part of the transition to net zero emissions and that Australia would need new sources of it to meet demand “to 2050 and beyond”. Burns, the MP for Macnamara in inner-suburban Melbourne, was the first to break ranks and raise concerns about the gas policy. He said Australia should “not prolong fossil fuels”.
It said new sources of gas supply would be needed to meet demand during the transition and that reliable gas supply would “gradually and inevitably” shift towards supporting areas where that were of higher value or where there was not a substitute for gas. The Greens were sharply critical of the policy, and threatened to withhold support for Labor’s legislative agenda if Labor backed a gas expansion. The government relies on support of the Greens in the Senate to pass legislation when the Coalition is opposed .
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